§ Mr. Kinnockasked the Secretary of State for Employment what is the latest available estimate of the number of (a) skilled construction workers and (b) workers whose last job was in the building industry who are unemployed in the areas of (i) Wolverhampton, (ii) the West Midlands and (iii) South Wales.
§ Mr. AlisonThe following table gives for October 1981 the numbers of unemployed people registered for employment in skilled construction occupations. It also gives for August 1981 the numbers of registered unemployed people who last worked in the construction industry. There will be a further industrial analysis of the unemployed in May 1982.
Number of skilled construction workers unemployed October 1981 Number unemployed who last worked in the construction industry August 1981 Wolverhampton employment office area 425 1,551 West Midlands region 10,480 33,130 South Wales 4,961 17,929