§ Mr. LeightonTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment if, pursuant to his answer of 9 May, he will break down the figures provided of the unemployed in the docklands area so as to show how many in each category are within the urban development area of London docklands.
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§ Mr. LeeThe following information is in the Library. The table shows the number of male and female unemployed claimants, by age, in the local authority wards which most closely correspond to the urban development area of London docklands.
Urban development area—London docklands January 1988 Unemployed claimants Males Females 16 years 45 38 17 years 93 73 18 years 100 75 19 years 135 84 20 to 24 years 780 376 25 to 29 years 830 241 30 to 34 years 666 136 35 to 39 years 450 90 40 to 44 years 403 104 45 to 49 years 380 113 50 to 54 years 462 97 55 to 59 years 445 103 Over 60 years 178 11 Total all ages 4,967 1,541