Unemployment (Hansard, 17 January 1995)

§ Mr. Ronnie Campbell
To ask the Secretary of State for Employment how many people in the Blyth Valley constituency, for each year since 1988, had been unemployed(a) for less than six months, (b) for six months to one year, (c) for one year to two years and (d) for over two years.

§ Mr. Oppenheim
Unadjusted claimant unemployment statistics by duration are available for the months of January, April, July and October and can be obtained from the NOMIS database in the Library.

§ Mr. Wigley
To ask the Secretary of State for Employment how many unemployed people are currently seeking work but receive no unemployment benefit because of the length of their period of unemployment, and no social security payments because of the income of a spouse or partner in work.

§ Miss Widdecombe
Responsibility for the subject of the question has been delegated to the Employment Service agency under its chief executive. I have asked him to arrange for a reply to be given.
Letter from M.E.G. Fogden to Mr. Dafydd Wigley, dated 17 January 1995:
The Secretary of State has asked me to reply to your question about the number of unemployed people who are currently seeking work, but have exhausted their entitlement to unemployment benefit (UB) and who do not receive social security payments because of the income of a spouse or partner in work.
Unfortunately this information is not fully available.
There are 641,000 people who are currently seeking work and have exhausted their entitlements to UB, but continue to sign at an Employment Service (ES) local office. While most clients registered with the ES would be entitled to and in receipt of some form of social security payment such as Housing benefit, family credit or National Insurance contributions credits, 97,099 of the above figure were not receiving any payment in respect of Income Support.
Social security data are not held on the reasons why a person does not receive an income related benefit so I am afraid I am unable to be more helpful.
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§ Mr. Bradley
To ask the Secretary of State for Employment what was the level of unemployment in each year since 1979.

§ Mr. Oppenheim
Unemployment statistics on both the claimant count basis and on the internationally recognised standard definition of the International Labour Organisation can be obtained from the NOMIS database in the Library.

§ Ms Harman
To ask the Secretary of State for Employment (1) what is the current(a) unemployment rate and (b) number of persons unemployed among black people under 25 years of age in (i) London and (ii) Tottenham, in each case breaking the total rate down by gender;
(2) what is the current (a) unemployment rate and (b) number of persons unemployed among black people in (i) London and (ii) Tottenham, in each case breaking the total down by gender.

§ Mr. Oppenheim
[holding answer 16 January 1995]: The following table gives the latest information available from the labour force survey:

ILO unemployed people in London from the black ethnic group summer 1994 (not seasonally adjusted)

All persons Men Women

ILO unemployment rate (per cent.) 28 34 22

Numbers unemployed (000s) 72 46 26

Of which aged 16–24

ILO unemployment rate (per cent.) 48 62 ¹

Numbers unemployed (000s) 21 15 ¹

¹ Estimates below 10,000, therefore not shown

ILO unemployed people in London from the black ethnic group summer 1994 (not seasonally adjusted)
	All persons	Men	Women
ILO unemployment rate (per cent.)	28	34	22
Numbers unemployed (000s)	72	46	26
Of which aged 16–24
ILO unemployment rate (per cent.)	48	62	¹
Numbers unemployed (000s)	21	15	¹
¹ Estimates below 10,000, therefore not shown