Unemployment, Lewisham (Hansard, 20 April 1994)

HC Deb 20 April 1994 vol 241 c552W 552W

§ Mrs. Bridget Prentice
To ask the Secretary of State for Employment how many people in Lewisham, East have been unemployed for more than two years; what percentage of the unemployed in Lewisham, East this represents; how many are women; and how many are aged under 25 years.

§ Miss Widdecombe
The information requested is given in the following table:

Claimant unemployment in Lewisham, East—January 1994

Number

Claimants unemployed for over 2 years: ¹1,319

Of which:

Women 215

Under 25's 190

¹25 per cent. of all unemployed in the area.

Note: Claimant unemployment statistics by age and duration are available on the unadjusted basis from the NOMIS database in the Library for the months of January, April, July and October.

Claimant unemployment in Lewisham, East—January 1994
	Number
Claimants unemployed for over 2 years:	¹1,319
Of which:
Women	215
Under 25's	190
¹25 per cent. of all unemployed in the area.