§ Mr. Kilroy-Silkasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many (a) men, (b) women and (c) young persons are registered as disabled in (i) the North-West, (ii) Merseyside, (iii) Ormskirk, and (iv) Kirkby; and of these how many were also registered as unemployed.
§ Mr. Peter MorrisonThe information requested is as set out below:
Numbers of people registered as disabled under the Disabled Persons (Employment) Act 1944 in April 1981 Men Women Young Persons The North-West* 60,521 13,827 209 Merseyside† 19,352 4,338 63 Ormskirk 232 35 0 Kirkby 632 197 4 * Comprising the whole of MSC's Employment Service Division Manchester and Merseyside Employment Areas which extend to all of Lancashire, Cumbria and part of Cheshire. † Comprising Birkenhead, Bootle, Liverpool, St. Helen's and Warrington districts of MSC's Employment Service Division Merseyside Employment Areas.
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Table 1 Numbers unemployed at 12 February 1981 Standard Industrial Classification 1968 North-West Merseyside Special Development Area Kirkby Employment Office Area Ormskirk Employment Office Area Agriculture, forestry, fishing 2,145 396 36 45 Mining and quarrying 1,403 151 4 2 Food, drink and tobacco 12,100 5,782 455 30 Coal and petroleum products 512 297 7 3 Chemicals and allied industries 7,204 2,040 127 23 Metal manufacture 3,787 868 65 4 Mechanical enginering 12,780 2,251 308 85
Numbers of unemployed people registered as disabled under the Disabled Persons (Employment) Act 1944 in April 1981 Men Women Young Persons The North-West* 11,941 2,347 72 Merseyside† 4,629 864 20 Ormskirk 40 11 0 Kirkby 125 22 1 * Comprising the whole of MSC's Employment Service Division Manchester and Merseyside Employment Areas which extend to all of Lancashire, Cumbria and pan of Cheshire. † Comprising Birkenhead, Bootle, Liverpool, St. Helen's and Warrington districts of MSC's Employment Service Division Merseyside Employment Areas.