§ Mr. McLeishTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment how many(a) registered disabled persons 441W and (b) disabled persons were seeking employment at jobcentres for each of the standard regions in 1985, 1986 and 1987.
8 March 1985 4 April 1986 3 April 1987 Region (a)1 (b)2 (a)1 (b)2 (a)1 (b)2 Northern —3 —3 2,643 6,804 2,806 7,184 North East 2,492 6,411 —3 —3 —3 —3 Yorkshire and Humberside 2,591 6,543 1,975 4,954 2,123 5,126 East Midlands 1,639 3,631 2,650 5,587 1,330 3,021 South East —3 —3 4,397 9,454 3,650 8,293 Southern 3,677 7,725 —3 —3 —3 —3 Eastern 3,269 6,763 —3 —3 —3 —3 London —3 —3 1,711 3,842 1,533 3,381 London North 1,399 3,340 —3 —3 —3 —3 London South and West 924 2,412 —3 —3 —3 —3 South West 2,116 4,908 1,806 4,338 1,652 4,391 Wales 2,864 7,284 2,371 6,192 2,431 6,830 West Midlands 2,646 5,991 2,220 5,086 2,112 4,703 North West 8,228 15,973 6,647 13,066 5,697 11,349 Scotland 3,705 9,640 3,177 8,360 3,029 8,537 1 People with disabilities who were registered at jobcentres as seeking work and who were registered as disabled under the Disabled Persons (Employment) Act, 1944. 2 People with disabilities who were registered at jobcentres as seeking work (including those in column (a). 3 Regional boundary changes.