§ Mrs. BeckettTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security how many people in receipt of unemployment benefit have been unemployed for(a) less than two weeks, (b) between two weeks and six months and (c) for over six months, at the latest available date.
§ Mr. Peter LloydThe table shows the number of people in receipt of unemployment benefit analysed by duration of their current spell of unemployment. The figures relate to May 1988, the latest date for which they are available.
Duration of current spell of unemployment Number of claimants less than 2 weeks 12,683 between 2 weeks and six months 380,653 more than six months 242,480 Source: 5 per cent. sample.