HC Deb 17 May 1988 vol 133 cc440-1W
Mr. McLeish

To ask the Secretary of State for Employment how many(a) registered disabled persons 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.