§ Mr. BayleyTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many new claims for unemployment benefit have been made by people living in the York parliamentary constituency since April 1992; and how many people living in the York parliamentary constituency have made one or more new claims for unemployment benefit in the same period. [36554]
§ Mrs. Angela KnightFigures for those living in the York parliamentary constituency are not available. However, since April 1992 there have been approximately 58,000 claims for unemployment-related benefits from claimants signing-on at York Clifford street Employment Service jobcentre and York Stonebow Employment Service jobcentre. The number of claimants at these jobcentres who experienced at least one spell of unemployment in the same period was approximately 33,000.