§ Ms. ShortTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment if he will list from the 1988 labour force survey by region, including Greater London and by male and female, the number of people not counted as unemployed by the definition using broad ILO guidelines on the grounds that they had not looked for a job in the four weeks prior to interview, but who stated that they would like a job if one was available, and(a) were available to start work within two weeks or (b) were not available to start work within two weeks.
§ Mr. LeePreliminary results from the 1988 labour force survey as requested are shown in the following table:
Persons not in employment and not unemployed on ILO-OECD definition who had not looked jar work in four weeks prior to interview1 but would like a job, by availability to start work Spring 1988, thousands Available to start within two weeks 2Not available to start within two weeks Males Females Males Females Great Britain 367 763 294 554 Northern 20 52 33 39 Yorkshire and Humberside 34 84 30 51 East Midlands 30 62 19 40 East Anglia 11 23 3 11 South East of which Greater 93 201 63 175 London 45 90 32 91 South West 18 57 16 40 West Midlands 44 70 30 53 North West 56 99 52 67 Wales 22 42 20 28 Scotland 39 74 26 51 1 Includes those who did not state whether they had looked for work. 2 Includes those who did not state whether they were available to start work. 3 Sample size too small for a reliable estimate.