§ Mr. David Youngasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many jobs are at this moment dependent on temporary employment subsidy; and what is the number in each industry concerned.
§ Mr. GoldingI regret that I am unable to give current information but latest figures are:
507W(1) as at 10th March 1978, approximately 174,400 jobs were being supported by TES in Great Britain,
TEMPORARY EMPLOYMENT SUBSIDY WORKERS INVOLVED IN APPROVED APPLICATIONS BY INDUSTRY Estimated current support at 31st December 1977 1. Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing … … … … 411 2. Mining and Quarrying … … … … 249 3. Food, Drink and Tobacco … … … … 4,670 4. Coal and Petroleum Products … … … … 123 5. Chemicals and Allied Industries … … … … 1,576 6. Metal Manufacture … … … … 3,504 7. Mechanical Engineering … … … … 6,930 8. Instrument Engineering … … … … 695 9. Electrical Engineering … … … … 4,369 10. Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering … … … … 424 11. Vehicles … … … … 1,124 12. Metal Goods not elsewhere specified … … … … 3,990 13. Textiles … … … … 43,047 14. Leather, Leather Goods and Fur … … … … 1,959 15. Clothing and Footwear … … … … 35,072 16. Bricks, Pottery, Glass, Cement etc. … … … … 2,985 17. Timber, Furniture etc. … … … … 8,542 18. Paper, Printing and Publishing … … … … 5,511 19. Other Manufacturing Industries … … … … 2,961 20. Construction … … … … 6,328 21. Gas Electricity and Water … … … … — 22. Transport and Communication … … … … 1,125 23. Distributive Trades … … … … 4,233 24. Insurance Banking, Finance and Business Services … … … … 162 25. Professional and Scientific Services … … … … 137 26. Miscellaneous Services … … … … 2,373 27. Public Administration and Defence … … … … — Total … … … … 142,500 508W
TEMPORARY EMPLOYMENT SUBSIDY (SUPPLEMENT) WORKERS IN APPROVED APPLICATIONS BY INDUSTRY Estimated current support at 31st December 1977 1. Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing … … … … 137 2. Mining and Quarrying … … … … 200 3. Food, Drink and Tobacco … … … … 848 4. Coal and Petroleum Products … … … … — 5. Chemicals and Allied Industries … … … … 292 6. Metal Manufacture … … … … 423 7. Mechanical Engineering … … … … 651 8. Instrument Engineering … … … … 381 9. Electrical Engineering … … … … 649 10. Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering … … … … 62 11. Vehicles … … … … 219 12. Metal Goods not elsewhere specified … … … … 1,171 13. Textiles … … … … 11,244 14. Leather, Leather Goods and Fur … … … … 496 15. Clothing and Footwear … … … … 13,734 16. Bricks, Pottery, Glass, Cement etc. … … … … 490 17. Timber, Furniture etc. … … … … 813 18. Paper, Printing and Publishing … … … … 1,838 19. Other Manufacturing Industries … … … … 502 20. Construction … … … … 661 21. Gas Electricity and Water … … … … — 22. Transport and Communication … … … … 201 23. Distributive Trades … … … … 1,847 24. Insurance Banking, Finance and Business Services … … … … 23 25. Professional and Scientific Services … … … … — 26. Miscellaneous Services … … … … 478 27. Public Administration and Defence … … … … — Total … … … … 37,360 (2) as at 31st December 1977, the numbers of jobs being supported by industry are shown in the schedule below.