§ Mr. Foulkesasked the Secretary of State for Employment what is the number of women unemployed for more than 12 months; and what percentage of those unemployed for over 12 months are women.
§ Mr. Alan ClarkInformation about the number of unemployed females claiming benefit is in the House of Commons Library.
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§ Mr. Foulkesasked the Secretary of State for Employment what percentage of those women unemployed for 12 months or more, are in receipt of either unemployment, supplementary, sickness or invalidity benefit.
§ Mr. Alan ClarkInformation in the precise form requested is not available. The available information comes from the 1983 labour force survey which estimates that in the second quarter of 1983 some 360,000 women in Great Britain had been looking for work for 12 months or more, of whom 210,000—about 60 per cent.—were claiming either unemployment benefit, supplementary allowance as an unemployed person, or national insurance credits.
§ Mr. Foulkesasked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will estimate the number of women who are unemployed but not registered as such.
§ Mr. Alan ClarkThe labour force survey estimates that in the second quarter of 1983, the latest date for which estimates are available, some 540,000 women in Great Britain were seeking work but were not claiming unemployment benefits. This figure, however, includes some 100,000 women who were students or on Government training schemes and who would not be described as unemployed. The survey also showed that an estimated 320,000 women included in the claimant count were not actively seeking work in the previous week.