§ Mr. Kilroy-Silkasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many(a)men,(b)women and(c)young people have been unemployed for more than a year in (i) Merseyside, (ii) the North-West, (iii) Kirkby and (iv) Ormskirk.
§ Mr. Alison:The following is the information at 8 July 1982, the latest date for which an analysis by age and by duration of unemployment is available.
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Unemployed for over 52 weeks Male Female Young weeks people under 20 years of age (included in previous columns) Merseyside Special Development Area 50,310 12,486 5,783 North-West region 129,980 34,939 13,894 Kirkby employment office area 3,284 599 383 Ormskirk employment office area 392 129 32
(a)Temporary Short-time Enterprise Working Compensation Scheme (b)Community Industry (c)Youth Opportunities Programme (d)Young Workers Scheme (e)Job Release Scheme (f)Community Enterprise Programme North-West 13,150 1,100 42,200 17,042 10,742 6,120 Merseyside †707 844 •13,700 †3,219 1,181 2,885 Kirkby ‡NIL 113 ‡•2,200 †95 30 †62 Ormskirk 70 ¶NIL •850 †135 11 †54 *Figures are for Merseyside Special Development Area. †Figures are for area covered by Local Employment Office/Jobcentre. ‡Figures are for Knowsley Local Authority District which includes Kirkby. Figures are for West Lancashire Local Authority District which includes Ormskirk. ¶No Community Industry scheme currently operates in Ormskirk. •Figures given are cumulative and are for entrants from 1 Aprl 1982–31 August 1982.