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Jobseekers Allowance: Leeds

Volume 477: debated on Monday 16 June 2008

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John Battle

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what his latest estimate is of the number of people claiming jobseekers allowance in (a) Leeds metropolitan district and (b) Leeds West constituency. (209218)

Mr. Plaskitt

The information is in the following table.

Jobseeker's allowance claimants: April 2008

Number

Leeds metropolitan district

12,475

Leeds West parliamentary constituency

1,851

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.