HC Deb 18 March 1985 vol 75 c361W
Mr. Gordon Brown

asked the Secretary of State for Employment why local unemployment figures for Scotland are not to be published in March.

Mr. Alan Clark

The publication of February's unemployment figures for all local areas in Great Britain, below regional level, was delayed until 15 March. This was because of an error identified, on the day before the intended release date of 7 March, in new computer programmes. These are designed to provide a wider range of local unemployment figures. The existing programmes have been reinstated until the fault has been corrected.