HC Deb 09 July 1991 vol 194 c349W
24. Mr. Riddick

To 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. Howard

The 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. Gordon

To 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. Jackson

Information, 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.