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Jobseeker’s Allowance: Copeland

Volume 460: debated on Tuesday 22 May 2007

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (1) how many people in Copeland were registered for jobseeker's allowance in the financial year ending (a) March 1997 and (b) March 2007; (138633)

(2) how many people in Copeland were registered as unemployed in the financial year ending (a) March 1997 and (b) March 2007.

The information is not available in the format requested.

As at March 1997, there were 2,940 people in Copeland claiming jobseeker’s allowance. As at March 2007, there were 1,110 people in Copeland claiming jobseeker’s allowance. These figures include those receiving national insurance credits only.