§ Mr. Frank FieldTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment if he will list the numbers of people of all ages who are registered unemployed and who have never had a job since leaving school; and if he will give a breakdown of this data on those having left school over a year, over five years and over 10 years ago.
§ Miss WiddecombeThe monthly claimant count is a by-product of the administrative system which handles the payment of unemployment-related benefits. This system does not record the previous employment history of unemployment claimants.