§ Mr. Campbell-Savoursasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many jobs in total are supported by the temporary short-time working compensation scheme for (a) each of the travel-to-work areas that comprise the county of Cumbria, (b) the Northern region and (c) the North-West region for the last month for which statistics are available.
§ Mr. AlisonThe following table shows the figures requested:32W
May 1982 Area Number of potentially redundant jobs for which reimbursement for support was claimed in May 1982 Furness travel-to-work area NIL Kendal travel-to-work area NIL Whitehaven travel-to-work area 22 Workington travel-to-work area 131 Carlisle employment office area NIL Keswick employment office area NIL Penrith employment office area NIL Northern Region 877 North West Region 8,341
§ Mr. Campbell-Savoursasked the Secretary of State for Employment what are the unemployment figures for the county of Cumbria, categorised by sex, age and the duration of unemployment, for the last month for which statistics are available.
§ Mr. AlisonThe numbers registered as unemployed are analysed by age and by duration of unemployment in January, April, July and October. There are no later figures available than those for 15 April, which I gave to the hon. Member in reply to his question of 17 May 1982.—[Vol. 24, c.39–40.]