HC Deb 13 May 1994 vol 243 cc263-4W
Mr. Winnick

To ask the Secretary of State for Employment what was the number of those unemployed for 12 months and more in May 1979; and what are the current figures.

Miss Widdecombe

[holding answer 12 May 1994]: The unadjusted number of United Kingdom claimants

Number of public bodies in Wales
Executive Advisory Tribunals NHS Total
1978–79 16 12 3 9 40
1 April 1993 23 28 4 33 88

unemployed for over a year stood at 1,106,771 in January 1983, the earliest date for which equivalent figures are available. The figure for January 1994 was 1,087,877.

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