Sir Geoffrey JohnsonSmith asked the Secretary of State for Employment what has been the rise in the rate of unemployment in the Wealden constituency in the last 18 months; and what is the level of unfilled vacancies.
§ Mr. Alan ClarkThe following information is available in the Library. On 14 February 1985 the total number of unemployed claimants in the Wealden constituency was 2,089. The corresponding figure for August 1983 was 1,749: there wasan increase of 340, which may partly reflect seasonal factors. Unemployment rates are not available for parliamentary constituencies;42W the smallest areas for which rates are calculated are travel-to-work areas. Vacancy figures are not available for parliamentary constituencies; but vacancy data for jobcentre areas are in the Library.
Mr. Fatchett askedthe Secretary of State for Employment if he will list, for the latest available date, the numbers of under 20-year-olds unemployed for (a) less than one year, (b) one year and (c) more than two years plus, by region.
§ Mr. Alan ClarkThe following information is in the Library. The figures relate to unemployed claimants on 10 January 1985, the latest date for which an analysis of unemployment by age is available.
Numbers unemployed aged under 20 years Region Up to one year Over one year Over two year South East 101,306 20,493 5,043 East Anglia 11,844 2,399 646 South West 29,726 5,151 1,105 West Midlands 46,340 14,614 3,913 East Midlands 28,067 6,359 1,483 Yorkshire and Humberside 44,692 12,558 3,216 North West 61,451 18,779 4,634 North 32,294 10,838 2,662 Wales 26,373 7,405 1,835 Scotland 55,114 16,492 4,565 Northern Ireland 13,997 5,392 1,508
§ Mr. Macleanasked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will state for Silloth ward (a) the total work force, (b) the number of unemployed, (c) the number in employment in Silloth and those who live in Silloth ward and (d) the number in employment in the Silloth area but who travel in from Marsh ward, Waver ward, Wampool ward, Wigton ward, Tarns ward, Aspatria ward and any other wards.
§ Mr. Alan ClarkThe information in the following table is taken from the 10 per cent. sample of the 1981 census of population.
Number Economically active residents of Silloth of whom: 1,300 out of employment 140 in employment 1,160 Persons working in Silloth of whom living in: 670 Silloth 440 Marsh 0 Waver 80 Wampool 20 Wigton 10 Tarns 30 Aspatria 10 Elsewhere 80 The number of persons working in Silloth may be to some extent understated as not all respondents described their workplace in sufficient detail for it to be allocated to a ward.
§ Mr. Macleanasked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will state for Waver ward (a) the total work force, (b) the number of unemployed, (c) the number in employment in Waver ward and who live in Waver ward and (d) the number in employment in Waver ward but who 43W travel in from Marsh ward, Silloth ward, Wampool ward, Wigton ward, Tarns ward, Aspatria ward and any other wards.
§ Mr. Alan ClarkThe information in the following table is taken from the 10 per cent. sample of the 1981 census of population.
Number Economically active residents of Waver of whom: 890 out of employment 50 in employment 840 Persons working in Waver of whom living in: 900 Waver 340 Marsh 20 Silloth 250 Wampool 0 Wigton 80 Tarns 50 Aspatria 0 Elsewhere 160 The numbers of persons working in Waver may be to some extent understated as not all respondents described their workplace in sufficient detail for it to be allocated to a ward.
§ Mr. Hoyleasked the Secretary of State for Employment (1) what was the total number of people employed in mineral oil refining in Great Britain (SIC 1980: Heading 1401) for each year since 1970;
(2) what was the total number of people employed in "Other Treatment of Petroleum Products" in Great Britain (SIC 1980: Heading 1402) for each year since 1970;
(3) what industries are covered by the new heading 140 (1980 SIC) not previously covered by MLH 262 and 263 (1968 SIC); and what has been the total number of people employed in them in Great Britain for each year since 1970.
§ Mr. Alan ClarkThe following table gives, for June each year since 1971 (1970 is not available), the estimated number of employees in employment in minimum list headings 262 and 263 of the 1968 standard industrial classification, and group 140 of the 1980 SIC. Information for activity headings 1401 and 1402 is only available from the September 1981 Census of Employment which showed there were an estimated 23,400 employees in employment in activity heading 1401 and 6,500 in activity heading 1402. Estimates of employees in employment since 1981 have been analysed according to the 1980 SIC only.
The industries covered by minimum list headings 262 and 263 correspond exactly to those covered by activity headings 1401 and 1402, respectively. Any slight discrepancies in the two series are caused by the rounding of figures on the old classification.
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Employees in employment—Great Britain 1968 SIC 1980 SIC June each year Minimum list heading 262 Minimum list heading 263 Total (262 + 263) Group 140 1971 22,600 8,100 30,700 30,700 1972 21,800 7,700 29,500 29,600 1973 20,900 7,800 28,700 28,700 1974 20,300 7,500 27,800 27,800 1975 20,000 7,200 27,200 27,200 1976 19,300 7,100 26,400 26,400
1968 SIC 1980 SIC June each year Minimum list heading 262 Minimum list heading 263 Total (262 + 263) Group 140 1977 18,900 7,100 26,000 26,100 1978 22,300 7,000 29,300 29,300 1979 22,600 7,000 29,600 29,600 1980 22,800 6,900 29,700 29,700 1981 23,300 6,500 29,700 29,700 1982 — — — 26,500 1983 — — — 24,200 1984 — — — 23,000