§ Mr. GoodladTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment how many people were out of work in the Eddisbury parliamentary constituency at the most recent count; and what were the figures in each of the last three years.
§ Mr. LeeThe following information is available from the Library. The table shows the number of unemployed claimants in the parliamentary constituency of Eddisbury in February of each year since 1985. The comparison is slightly affected by the change in the compilation of the unemployment statistics in March 1986.
February Number 1988 3,649 1987 4,722 1986 5,226 1985 5,245