§ Mr. SandersTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will list the travel to work areas in order of the fall in unemployment during the past(a) 12 months, (b) 24 months and (c) 36 months for which figures are available. [116720]
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§ Miss Melanie JohnsonThe information requested falls within the responsibility of the Director of the Office for National Statistics. I have asked him to reply.
Letter from Tim Holt to Mr. Adrian Sanders, dated 3 April 2000:
As Director of the Office for National Statistics (ONS), I have been asked to reply to your recent question on the fall in unemployment in travel-to-work areas (TTWA's).The ONS publish a monthly count of claimants of unemployment-related benefits. The claimant count consists of all people claiming Jobseeker's Allowance or National Insurance credits at Employment Service local offices. They must declare that they are out of work, capable of, available for and actively seeking work during the week in which the claim is made.Information on the falls in the levels of the claimant count by TTWA during the past 12 months, 24 months and 36 months can be obtained from the Nomis database at the House of Commons Library.