HC Deb 21 June 1990 vol 174 c697W
Mr. William Ross

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will publish a table in theOfficial Report to show for the years (a) 1969, (b) 1972, (c) 1979, (d) 1985 and (e) the current year for the month of April in each case the number of persons on his best estimate (i) unemployed and (ii) employed in the areas covered by the DHSS offices in (1) Londonderry, (2) Strabane, (3) Limavady, (4) Coleraine, and (5) Magherafelt.

Mr. Needham

[holding answer 20 June 1990]: Information is not available on the number of people employed by SSO area. Nor are records of the number of unemployed people held for longer than 10 years. However, the number of people registered as unemployed at these social security offices in April 1985 and April 1990 was as follows:

Social Security Office April 1985 April 1990
Londonderry 9,840 8,231
Strabane 3,535 3,043
Limavady 2,240 1,895
Coleraine 3,647 3,228
Magherafelt 2,799 2,349