§ Ms. ShortTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment at each appropriate quarterly date over the most recent three years, what was the flow of new quarterly attender claimants; and at the same dates, what was the stock of new quarterly attender claimants.
§ Mr. NichollsI refer the hon. Member to the reply I gave her on 25 October 1989,Official Report, column 500.
The figures for the last two quarters are as follows:
Figures October 1989 159,927 January 1990 144,090