HC Deb 02 March 1992 vol 205 c75W
14. Mr. John Evans

To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security how many unemployed benefit claimants there were in St. Helens in December 1978 and in December 1991.

Mr. Scott

In December 1978 there were 14,288 unemployed people registering in the Wigan and St. Helens travel-to-work area. In December 1991 there were 22,740 people signing unemployed in that area.

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