Wales (Hansard, 16 January 1990)

§ Mr. Eggar

My right hon. and learned Friend the Secretary of State is responsible for formulating policy on employment and training matters throughout Great

Local authority areas in England within which the Government target inner city programme aid (not seasonally adjusted)
	Unemployed claimants	Change	Percentage change
	November 1988	November 1989
Halton	7,130	5,248	-1,882	-26.4
Knowsley	13,492	11,651	-1,841	-13.7
Liverpool	42,406	35,812	-6,594	-15.6
Sefton	14,892	11,947	-2,945	-19.8
St. Helens	9,708	7,872	-1,836	-18.9
Wigan	14,023	10,703	-3,320	-23.7
Wirral	18,112	15,162	-2,950	-16.3
Blackburn	5,638	4,782	-856	-15.2
Bolton	11,356	8,902	-2,454	-21.6
Burnley	3,280	2,450	-830	-25.3
Manchester	32,107	26,931	-5,176	-16.1
Oldham	8,633	7,039	-1,594	-18.5
Preston	5,561	4,459	-1,102	-19.8
Rochdale	8,964	6,960	-2,004	-22.4
Salford	12,228	9,711	-2,517	-20.6
Gateshead	11,341	9,155	-2,186	-19.3
Newcastle-upon-Tyne	18,302	14,794	-3,508	-19.2
North Tyneside	9,987	7,379	-2,608	-26.1
South Tyneside	10,836	8,577	-2,259	-20.9
Sunderland	19,828	16,018	-3,810	-19.2
Hartlepool	6,278	4,764	-1,514	-24.1
Langbaurgh-on-Tees	8,833	6,688	-2,145	-24.3
Middlesbrough	10,868	8,659	-2,209	-20.3
Stockton-on-Tees	10,171	7,853	-2,318	-22.8
Barnsley	12,649	8,986	-3,663	-29.0
Bradford	18,788	15,206	-3,582	-19.1
Doncaster	16,865	12,494	-4,371	-25.9
Kirklees	12,153	9,638	-2,515	-20.7
Leeds	26,795	21,580	-5,215	-19.5
Rotherham	13,934	10,550	-3,384	-24.3
Sheffield	29,576	23,068	-6,508	-22.0
Kingston-upon-Hull	15,856	13,584	-2,272	-14.3
Birmingham	58,740	46,515	-12,225	-20.8
Coventry	14,861	12,225	-2,636	-17.7
Dudley	11,166	8,182	-2,984	-26.7
Sandwell	15,452	11,744	-3,708	-24.0
The Wrekin	5,181	3,278	-1,903	-36.7
Walsall	11,154	8,404	-2,750	-24.7
Wolverhampton	13,761	11,634	-2,127	-15.5
Derby	9,807	6,985	-2,822	-28.8
Leicester	11,531	9,629	-1,902	-16.5
Nottingham	16,542	13,382	-3,160	-19.1
Bristol	15,886	12,485	-3,401	-21.4
Plymouth	11,298	8,952	-2,346	-20.8
Brent	11,928	7,808	-4,120	-34.5
Greenwich	9,402	7,951	-1,451	-15.4
Hackney	14,644	12,370	-2,274	-15.5
Hammersmith	8,091	6,273	-1,818	-22.5
Haringey	12,270	10,412	-1,858	-15.1
Islington	11,297	9,324	-1,973	-17.5
Kensington and Chelsea	5,526	3,887	-1,639	-29.7
Lambeth	17,209	13,737	-3,472	-20.2
Lewisham	12,453	10,232	-2,221	-17.8

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Britain, in consultation with colleagues, including the Secretaries of State for Wales and Scotland, as appropriate.