HC Deb 02 February 1988 vol 126 c556W
62. Mr. Latham

To ask the Secretary of State for Employment whether he will make a statement on the trend in unemployment.

Mr. Lee

On 10 December 1987 the number of unemployed claimants in the United Kingdom, adjusted for seasonality and excluding school leavers was 2,614,000 a fall of 505,400 over the last 12 months.