Written question asked by Andrew Welsh (Scottish National Party), in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 15 November 1988. It was answered by John Lee (Labour) on Tuesday, 15 November 1988 on behalf of the Department of Employment.

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Written question

Question

To give the no. of alterations to the method of calculating unemployment statistics between Aug. 1984 & Aug. 1988, the net effect of each alteration & the % reduction in unemployed claimants attributable to the changes in the method of calculation.

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Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

140 c608W;140 c609W

Session

1987-88

Subjects

Statistics Unemployment

Contains statistics

Yes