HC Deb 17 January 1996 vol 269 c607W
Mr. Cummings

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many people in the Seaham and Peterlee areas are in receipt of unemployment benefit. [9505]

Mrs. Angela Knight

In November 1995, the number of people claiming unemployment-related benefits—unemployment benefit, income support or national insurance credits—numbered 1,303 in the Employment Service local office area of Seaham and 1,833 in the Peterlee local office area. These figures are not seasonally adjusted.