§ Mr. Winnickasked the Prime Minister what would be the percentage change between May 1979 and now in the income tax and national insurance paid by a person with two dependent children on (a) average income, (b) half average income, (c) three-quarters average income and (d) salaries of £25,000, £30,000, £35,000, £40,000, £45,000, £50,000, £55,000, £60,000, £65,000, £70,000 and £100,000, respectively.
§ The Prime MinisterThe information is in the following table.
Unemployed for over 52 weeks—aged 45 years and over Numbers Claimants April 1979 182,464 October 1982 424,434 Percentage change +132.6 Claimants October 1982 387,704 April 1984 387,739 Percentage change Negligible
§ Mr. Winnickasked the Prime Minister what was the number of those in the United Kingdom aged 16 to 20 years who were unemployed for 12 months or more in May 1979 and now; what is the percentage increase; and if she will make a statement.
§ The Prime MinisterThe following table gives the available information for the United Kingdom. Figures are given for registered unemployed in April 1979 (not 7W available for May) and in October 1982 and the figures for unemployed claimants in October 1982 and April 1984, the latest date for which an analysis by age and duration of unemployment is available.
The comparison is affected by the change in the basis of the unemployment count in October 1982.
Unemployed for over 52 weeks—aged under 20 years Number Registered April 1979 19,799 October 1982 101,414 Percentage change +412.2 Claimants October 1982 88,595 April 1984 120,568 Percentage change +36.1
Unemployed for over 52 weeks—aged under 20 years West Midlands region Dudley and Sandwell travel-to-work area Wolverhampton travel-to-work area Walsall travel-to-work area Registered April 1979 1,837 153 191 90 October 1982 12,805 1,570 1,079 1,245 Percentage change +597.1 +926.1 +464.9 +1.283.9 Claimants October 1982 11,387 1,459 820 1,022 April 1984 14,833 2,108 1,142 1,304 Percentage change +30.3 +44.5 +39.3 +27.6
§ Mr. Winnickasked the Prime Minister if she will give the numbers unemployed in the United Kingdom for 12 months and more in May 1979 and at the present time; what has been the percentage increase; and if she will make a statement.
§ The Prime MinisterThe following table gives the available information for the United Kingdom. Figures are given for registered unemployed in April 1979 (not available for May) and in October 1982, and for unemployed claimants in October 1982 and April 1984, the latest date for which an analysis by age and duration of unemployment is available.
The comparison is affected by the change in the basis of the unemployment count in October 1982 and by the 1983 Budget provisions which meant that some men aged 60 and over no longer had to sign on in order to receive supplementary benefit or national insurance credits.
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Unemployed for over 52 weeks—United Kingdom Number Registered April 1979 366,711
§ Mr. Winnickasked the Prime Minister what was the number of those in (a) the West Midlands and (b) the Black Country areas aged 16 to 20 years who were unemployed for 12 months and more in May 1979 and now; what is the percentage increase; and if she will make a statement.
§ The Prime MinisterThe following table gives the available information for the areas specified. Figures are given for the registered unemployed in April 1979 (not available for May) and in October 1982, and the claimant unemployed in October 1982 and April 1984, the latest date for which an analysis by age and duration is available.
The comparisons are affected by the change in the basis of the unemployment count in October 1982.
Number October 1982 1,169,558 per cent. Percentage change 218.9 Claimants October 1982 989,306 April 1984 1,218,144 per cent. Percentage change 23.1