§ 19. Mr. DowdTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment what plans she has to calculate the total number of people seeking work in the United Kingdom in addition to the number claiming unemployment benefit.
§ Mr. McLoughlinThese figures have been calculated and published since 1985. They are derived from the labour force survey, follow internationally standard definitions and cover the number of people in the United Kingdom without a job, who are seeking work and available to start it. Since September 1992, these figures have been published for Great Britain every quarter.