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Jobseeker’s Allowance: Chorley

Volume 458: debated on Tuesday 13 March 2007

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many people claimed jobseeker's allowance in Chorley constituency in each of the last 10 years. (125325)

The available information is in the following table:

Jobseeker's allowance claimants in the Chorley parliamentary constituency, each January 1997 to 2007

Number

1997

2,162

1998

1,532

1999

1,448

2000

1,439

2001

1,169

2002

1,122

2003

1,111

2004

900

2005

839

2006

1,009

2007

1,142

Notes:

1. Figures are unrounded.

2. Figures include clerically held cases.

Source:

100 per cent. count of claimants of unemployment-related benefits, Jobcentre Plus Computer Systems.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many former farmers claimed jobseeker's allowance in (a) Chorley constituency and (b) Lancashire in each of the last 10 years. (125326)