§ Mr. WinnickTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment what was the number of unemployed people in May 1979; and what the figure is at the present time.
§ Miss Widdecombe[holding answer 9 May 19941: On the consistent, seasonally adjusted basis, there were 1,086,800 claimant unemployed persons in May 1979 and 2,722,600 in March 1994.