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Mr. Parry

asked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will make a statement on the latest unemployment figures.

Mr. Alan Clark

On 8 December, the number of unemployed claimants in the United Kingdom was 3,079,378. The underlying trend in unemployment has been flat, with only small increases and decreases in the past six months.

Mrs. Renée

Short asked the Secretary of State for Employment how many women were registered as unemployed at 31 December 1983.

Mr. Alan Clark

On 8 December 1983, the latest date for which the statistics are available, the number of unemployed female claimants in the United Kingdom was 912,442.

battalions, whether he will publish in the Official Report a table showing (a) the allowances paid to those not living in mess and (b) the number and grades of staff employed in messes, and the number of cooks, and so on.

Mr. Stanley

(a) Food allowances paid to those not living in mess and, where mess facilities are not available, are as follows: