§ Mr. HainTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) if he will list figures for the number and percentage of the(a) male,(b) female and (c) total work force who have experienced at least one spell of unemployment since (i) autumn 1990 and (ii) spring 1992, and if he will provide figures by region; [2818]
(2) if he will list the number and percentage of the work force in each of the main occupational categories who have experienced at least one spell of unemployment since (a) autumn 1990 and (b) spring 1992. [2819]
§ Mrs. Angela Knight[holding answer 12 November 1996]The information requested falls within the responsibility of the chief executive of the Office for National Statistics. I have asked him to arrange for a reply to be given.
655WLetter from Tim Holt to Mr. Peter Hain, dated 21 November 1996:
The Chancellor of the Exchequer has asked me to reply as the Director of the Office for National Statistics to your recent questions 2818 and 2819 on spells of claimant unemployment.The available data relate to Great Britain and are shown in the attached tables. National figures are expressed as a percentage of the working age population—regional denominators are not available. Equivalent figures do not exist on the number of people who have ever been in the workforce.Occupational information is only available from January 1995 and therefore does not cover the period requested.
Number of people in Great Britain who have experienced at least one spell of claimant unemployment since 1 September 1990 and 12 September 1996, by sex and region Thousands Region Males Females Total Greater London 1,175.8 665.9 1,841.7 Rest of South East 1,202.6 638.4 1,841.0 East Anglia 246.0 135.4 381.4 South West 601.5 338.1 939.6 West Midlands 703.9 385.7 1,089.6 East Midlands 499.7 273.4 773.1 Yorkshire and Humberside 679.8 368.8 1,048.6 North West 897.6 482.3 1,379.9 North 439.5 227.5 667.0 Wales 372.7 196.7 569.4 Scotland 702.5 405.0 1,107.5 Great Britain 7,512.8 4,117.2 11,638.9
Percentage of the working age population in Great Britain who have experienced at least one spell of claimant unemployment since 1990 to 1996, by sex Males Females Total Great Britain 37 22 30
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Number of people in Great Britain who have experienced at least one spell of claimant unemployment since 1 April 1992 and 12 September 1996, by sex and region thousands Region Males Females Total Greater London 1,037.9 559.0 1,596.9 Rest of South East 1,050.0 530.7 1,580.7 East Anglia 215.9 112.9 328.7 South West 525.9 279.0 804.9 West Midlands 617.9 316.7 934.6 East Midlands 438.8 225.5 664.3 Yorkshire and Humberside 595.1 300.7 895.8 North West 779,4 388.6 1,168.0 North 389.3 183.0 572.3 Wales 322.3 160.9 483.2 Scotland 617.1 327.6 944.7 Great Britain 6,589.5 3,384.5 9,974.0
Percentage of the working age population in Great Britain who have experienced at least one spell of claimant unemployment since 1992 to 1996, by sex Males Females Total Great Britain 34 19 27