§ Mr. IrvineTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment what was the number of unemployed people in(a) the Ipswich travel-to-work area and (b) the Ipswich parliamentary constituency at the latest available date; and what were the equivalent figures five and eight years ago, respectively.
Mr. JacksonThe requested information is contained in the following table and can also be obtained from the NOMIS database in the Library.
Unemployed claimants (not seasonally adjusted) Ipswich Travel-to-work area Ipswich Parliamentary constituency December 1991 7,600 3,712 December 1986 8,345 4,189 December 1983 8,084 4,055 Direct comparisons are affected by the changes in the coverage of the count that have occurred over the period.
§ Mr. StephenTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment how many people were self-employed in(a) Aberdeen, (b) Kincardine and Deeside, (c) Scotland and (d) the United Kingdom, in each year from 1987 to date.
§ Mr. ForthEstimates of the numbers of people who are self-employed are not available for areas smaller than standard regions for the dates specified. The available figures for Scotland and the United Kingdom are as follows:
Self-employed (thousands) Scotland United Kingdom June 1987 194 2,869 June 1988 215 2,998 June 1989 236 3,253 June 1990 234 3,298