HC Deb 14 April 1994 vol 241 cc289-90W
Mr. Harry Greenway

To ask the Secretary of State for Employment how many people are currently in work; what the figure was in 1979 and 1975; and if he will make a statement.

Miss Widdecombe

The information is shown in the following table:

Notes:

  1. 1. Figures for 1990–92 are amounts claimed at final claim stage, while for 1993 the figure is the amount originally approved since final claims for the programmes in question have not yet been submitted.
  2. 2. 1990 prices calculated using the GDP deflator at factor cost.