§ Mr. Peter BottomleyTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment by how much the numbers of unemployed claimants have changed since June 1987 in(a) London constituencies and (b) constituencies where a colliery has closed in the past five years.
§ Mr. McLoughlinInformation on colliery closures by parliamentary constituency is available only for the financial years from 1987–88 to 1991–92.
In the London parliamentary constituencies claimant unemployment has risen by 109,603 since June 1987. This compares with a fall of 28,134 in the parliamentary constituencies where a colliery has closed.
These figures are on the unadjusted basis and are therefore affected by both seasonal influences and by changes in the coverage of the count.