§ Mr. HardyTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment if he will give the proportion of the populations of Wandsworth, Westminster and Rotherham which are currently unemployed.
Mr. JacksonThe latest total population estimates available from the Office of Population Censuses and Surveys are for mid-year 1990. The latest available numbers of unemployed claimants relate to January 1992. These data have been used for all three areas in the following reply.
In the local authority district of Wandsworth the total population estimates is 256,200 and the number of unemployed claimants is 15,863. On this basis, approximately one person in 16 is claimant unemployed.
379WIn the local authority district of Westminster the total population estimate is 179,200 and the number of unemployed claimants is 9,470. On this basis, approximately one person in 19 is claimant unemployed.
In the local authority district of Rotherham the total population estimate is 254,500 and the number of unemployed claimants is 14,115. On this basis, approximately one person in 18 is claimant unemployed.