§ Mr. Tom Coxasked the Paymaster General how many (a) men and (b) women over the age of 50 years have been unemployed for over one, two, three, four, five and more than five years, respectively.
§ Mr. LangThe following information is in the Library. Figures are given showing the numbers of male and female claimants aged over 50 years in the United Kingdom who, on 10 April 1986, had been unemployed for the durations requested.
Males Females Over one year 252,745 83,640 Over two years 180,579 58,364 Over three years 129,596 40,291 Over four years 89,822 25,489 Over five years* 58,214 14,881 * These figures are affected by industrial action in 1981 and consequent emergency computer procedures.