§ Mr. RedmondTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment how many people became unemployed in England each month since January 1991; and how many were re-employed within six months.
§ Miss WiddecombeThe information requested is only available for people whose claims are processed by computer—99 per cent. of the total. It can be obtained from the NOMIS database in the Library. Of those becoming claimant unemployed, about two thirds leave within six months. The majority leave to go into employment.
§ Mr. CoxTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment what were the unemployment figures for the Tooting constituency in each of the last 10 years as of 30 November of each year.
§ Miss WiddecombeThe information is given in the table. The figure for November 1993 will be published on 16 December.
Claimant unemployment, on the unadjusted basis, for each November in the Tooting constituency Year Total 1983 5,336 1984 5,630 1985 5,687 1986 5,657 1987 4,496 1988 3,534 1989 2,814 1990 3,367 1991 5,657 1992 6,791