HC Deb 09 March 1990 vol 168 c903W
Ms. Short

To ask the Secretary of State for Employment what are the numbers of unemployed persons removed from the unemployment register as a result of changes that took effect in August 1989 in the redundant mineworkers payments scheme, by English, Welsh and Scottish county, by local authority district and by parliamentary constituency.

Mr. Nicholls

Estimates of the numbers of mineworkers who have decided to take advantage of the change in the

Unemployment (not seasonally adjusted):
Annual percentage change (January to January)
Percentage
1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90
London docklands development corporation 3.3 7.3 -3.4 -14.8 -19.5 -15.9
Greater London 6.6 3.5 -3.7 -18.4 -25.1 -18.2
Newham LB 5.1 4.5 -2.8 -17.4 -23.1 -6.7
Southwark LB 8.4 6.2 -2.3 -14.4 -19.2 -20.9
Tower Hamlets LB 2.0 2.6 -1.6 -12.7 -21.6 -14.8