§ Mr. DobsonTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment, pursuant to her answer of 4 February,Official Report, column 319, if she will give a regional breakdown of the figure of 275,000 unemployed whose last job was in self-employment.
§ Mr. McLoughlinEstimates from the summer (June to August) 1992 indicate that in each region of Great Britain the numbers unemployed on the International Labour Organisation definition (not seasonally adjusted), who reported their employment status in their last job as self-employed were as follows.
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Region Number Great Britain 275,000 Northern 1— Yorkshire and Humberside 17,000 East Midlands 19,000 East Anglia 12,000 South East 117,000
Region Number Greater London 51,000 Rest of South East 66,000 South West 32,000 West Midlands 20,000 North West 26,000 Wales 11,000 Scotland 14,000 1— Estimate below 10,000.
§ Mr. WinnickTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment how many people who had been unemployed in the United Kingdom for 12 months and more were(a) 18 to 25 years, (b) 26 to 40, (c) 41 to 50 and (d) 50 to 65 plus years in May 1979 and at the latest available date.
§ Mr. McLoughlinClaimant unemployment figures by age and duration are only available from October 1983, and only on a quarterly basis, for specific age and duration bands. The table gives the extent of the available data.
United Kingdom claimant unemployed for over 12 months (not seasonally adjusted) Age October 1983 January 1993 18–24 320,202 209,554 25–39 358,197 431,239 40–49 177,077 191,449 50+ 268,636 197,844 Total 18+ 1,124,112 1,030,086