§ 24. Mr. RiddickTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment what was the total number of people in work in(a) 1979 and (b) the last year for which figures are available.
§ Mr. HowardThe work force in employment in the United Kingdom stood at 25,365,000 in June 1979 and at 26,666,000 in December 1990—an increase of 1.3 million over the period.
§ Ms. GordonTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment how many people were registered unemployed in Tower Hamlets in each year since 1970, by electoral ward.
Mr. JacksonInformation, relating to claimants at unemployment benefit offices, is available from June 1983 and can be obtained from the NOMIS database in the House of Commons Library.