§ Mr. Lofthouseasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many staff were employed in jobcentres in Pontefract, Castleford and Knottingley in 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982 and at the latest available date.
§ Mr. Peter MorrisonThe numbers of permanent staff employed were as follows:
Pontefract jobcentre area Castleford jobcentre area Knottingley jobcentre area* Male Female Male Female Male Female Registered unemployed* November 1979 849 481 1,077 489 300 159 November 1980 1,432 706 1,704 906 533 229 November 1981 2,002 941 2,423 1,074 729 263 October 1982 2,189 1,008 2,676 1,302 660 285 Unemployed claimants October 1982 1,968 771 2,577 1,099 915 442 November 1982 2,032 769 2,628 1,094 950 448 November 1983 1,834 879 2,235 1,065 946 484 * The figures of registered unemployed at Knottingley, until October 1982, exclude young people registering at careers offices outside the jobcentre area.