§ Mr. Ashtonasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many people were on job creation schemes in the constituency of Bassetlaw in Coacher 1981 as compared to January 1979.
§ Mr. Peter MorrisonI regret that the statistics are not available for January 1979. The October 1981 figures are:
Number Temporary short-time working compensation scheme *125 Youth opportunities programme †1,070 Job release scheme *105 Community enterprise programme ‡370 * Statistics are for the Worksop and Retford employment office areas. † Statistics are for entrants in the period April-October 1981. ‡ Statistics are for the area covered by the Manpower Services Commission's special programmes Nottingham 2 area office. This office administers an area larger than the Bassetlaw constituency.
§ Mr. Ashtonasked the Secretary of State for Employment what is the latest number of people registered as unemployed living in the constituency of Bassetlaw in October 1981; and what was the comparable figure for January 1979.
§ Mr. Peter MorrisonUnemployment statistics are not available for parliamentary constituencies. However, for 287W the area covered by the Retford and Worksop employment offices, which approximate most closely to the Bassetlaw constituency, there were 4,641 people registered as unemployed at October 1981 and 2,238 at January 1979. The figures include school leavers and are not seasonally adjusted.