§ Mr. Duffyasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many employees in the Sheffield metropolitan district were working shaft-term under the temporary short-time working compensation scheme during April, May and June; in what firms and in what main industrial groupings they worked; and when he expects the subsidy to end.
§ Mr. Alan ClarkIn March, April and May the number of employees supported under the temporary short-time working compensation scheme were:
Sheffield Metropolitan District Month Potentially redundant jobs for which reimbursement was claimed Workers sharing short-time to save those jobs March 4,874 19,715 April 1,888 3,843 May 2,945 6,042 June * * * Not available. The main industrial groupings supported were the Standard Industrial Classification Order group VI (metal manufacture) and XII (metal goods not elsewhere specified). All applications are treated as confidential, and for that reason I am unable to provide the names of firms who participate in the scheme. The scheme closes for applications on 31 March 1984.