§ Mr. BayleyTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment how many people living in(a) York travel-to-work area and (b) York parliamentary constituency who were registered unemployed at the most recent date for which data is available had been unemployed for (i) less than six months, (ii) between six and 12 months and (iii) more than 12 months.
§ Mr. Michael ForsythThe information requested is given in the following table:
Claimant Unemployment in York, by Duration (October 1993) Duration of Unemployment Travel-to-work area Parliamentary Constituency Up to 6 months 3,688 2,204 Over 6 and up to 12 months 1,351 808 Over 12 months 2,043 1,431 Note—Claimant unemployment figures by duration are available on a quarterly basis for the months of January, April, July and October and are not adjusted for seasonal influences.