§ Mr. LeightonTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment how many unemployed claimants there were in the London Docklands development corporation urban development area in 1981 and at the latest available date.
Mr. JacksonComparable figures are only available from June 1983. In June 1983 there were 6,631 unemployed claimants, on the unadjusted basis, in the London Docklands development corporation urban development area. This compares with 7,100 in September 1991.
Comparisons are affected by the changes in the coverage of the count that have occurred over the period and by seasonal influences.