Written question asked by Lord Lansley (Conservative) on Monday, 8 February 1999, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 15 February 1999. It was answered by Patricia Hewitt (Labour) on Monday, 15 February 1999 on behalf of the Office for National Statistics.

Treasury;Office for National Statistics

Question: To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many 18 to 24 year olds were registered as unemployed and claiming benefit in the Cambridge travel to work area in (i) April 1997, (ii) April 1998 and (iii) October 1998. - Inc figs and text of letter from Tim Holt of the Office for National Statistics. (Holding answer 11 February 1999).

Answer: Mr. Lansley: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many 18 to 24-year-olds were registered as unemployed and claiming benefit in the Cambridge travel-to-work area in (i) April 1997, (ii) April 1998 and (iii) October 1998. [70424] Ms Hewitt: [holding answer 11 February 1999]: The 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. Andrew Lansley, dated 15 February 1999: As Director of the Office for National Statistics (ONS), I have been asked to reply to your recent parliamentary question on those registered unemployed and claiming benefits in the Cambridge travel-to-work area (TTWA). The information you have requested is derived from the monthly claimant count of people claiming unemployment-related benefits (i.e. Jobseeker's Allowance or National Insurance credits). Essentially, all people who were claiming these benefits on the count day are counted. The data you have requested for those age 18-24 in the Cambridge TTWA is given below and are not adjusted to take account of seasonal factors. Cambridge TTWA: Claimant count age 18-24 year olds: April 1997: 1,018 April 1998: 818 October: 1998: 786.

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