§ Mr. Bruceasked the Paymaster General if he will publish in the Official Report the percentage level of unemployment in each travel-to-work area for the latest available date and the number of community programme places in the nearest corresponding area in 1986–87 and 1987–88.
§ Mr. LeeFigures showing the numbers of unemployed claimants in the travel-to-work areas of the United Kingdom expressed as a percentage of employees in employment plus the unemployed on 12 March 1987 were published in table 2.4 of the May 1987 issue of the Employment Gazette, a copy of which is in the Library. Unemployment rates incorporating new employment estimates which take account of the 1984 census of employment results will be published on Thursday 14 May 1987. At that time revised unemployment rates will be available in the Library. Information about the number of community programme places is collected at community programme area office level. The following table shows the number of filled places in respect of each area office as on 31 March 1987, the latest date for which statistics are available, and the average number of filled places planned for 1987–88 in respect of the same offices.
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Region/community programme area office Filled places as at 31 March 1987 A verage planned for 1987–88 South-east region Kent 3,292 2,800 Hampshire and Isle of Wight 2,049 1,980 Sussex 1,960 1,850 Reading 1,473 1,400 Surrey 476 490 High Wycombe 1,915 1,750 Essex 2,534 2,600 Total 13,699 12,870 London region North London 3,432 3,050 East London 3,074 3,080 Inner London north 5,091 4,620 Inner London south 3,230 3,540 West London 1,304 1,220 South London 1,744 1,590 Total 17,875 17,100
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Region/community programme area office Filled places as at 31 March 1987 Average planned for 1987–88 South-west region Devon east 2,066 2,035 Avon 4,640 4,240 Cornwall 2,395 2,272 Dorset 1,472 1,500 Gloucester 1,632 1,570 West Devon 2,023 1,953 Wiltshire 1,149 1,160 Somerset 1,076 1,020 Total 16,453 15,750 West midlands region Worcester 3,656 3,655 Coventry 3,784 3,674 Dudley/Sandwell 3,706 4,233 Wolverhampton 4,592 4,625 Birmingham 8,383 8,418 Staffordshire 4,067 3,945 Total 28,188 28,550 East midlands and eastern region Ipswich 1,570 1,485 Luton 2,171 2,101 Norwich 2,089 1,808 Derby 3,104 3,174 Leicester 2,432 2,404 Nottinghamshire 3,996 3,987 Lincoln 1,942 1,863 Northamptonshire 1,809 1,824 Total 19,113 18,646 Yorkshire and Humberside region Leeds 4,617 4,550 Bradford 5,510 5,500 Sheffield 6,152 6,100 Hull 2,387 2,449 North Yorkshire 1,397 1,450 Grimsby 2,109 2,151 Barnsley/Doncaster 3,941 4,050 Total 27,815 27,900 North-West Region Cumbria 1,944 1,926 South Lancs 3,157 2,922 Manchester North 2,609 2,639 Manchester City 3,287 3,539 Manchester East 2,759 2,830 Middleton 2,163 2,175 Manchester West 2,653 2,865 Merseyside Inner 5,538 5,565 Wirral 2,608 2,650 Lancs North 2,718 2,578 St. Helens 4,898 4,790 Cheshire 3,875 3,590 Total 38,209 38,069 Northern Region North Tyne 5,963 6,288 County Durham 7,135 6,516 Teeside 8,003 8,300 South Tyne 7,722 8,000 Total 28,823 29,104 Wales Region Gwent 3,848 3,630 Mid and South Glamorgan 7,372 7,075 West Wales 6,366 5,900 Clwyd/Powys 5,011 4,730
Region/community programme area office Filled places as at 31 March 1987 Average planned for 1987–88 Total 22,597 21,335 Scotland Region Central/South Glasgow 3,214 3,668 North Glasgow 3,866 3,960 Hamilton 3,628 3,700 Paisley 2,480 2,639 Ayr 3,630 3,500 Highlands and Islands 1,092 993 Tayside and Grampian 2,972 3,110 Central and Fife 3,437 3,300 Lothian and Borders 3,938 3,770 Clydebank 2,415 2,250 Total 30,672 30,890
§ Mr. Austin Mitchellasked the Paymaster General how many redundancies were notified to his Department in the Grimsby travel-to-work area in each year since 1977.
§ Mr. LeeInformation relating to confirmed redundancies is given in the following table:
Redundancies confirmed as due to occur in Grimsby travel-to-work area Year Number 1977 188 1978 806 1979 0 1980 1,005 1981 1,886 1982 880 1983 1,436 1984 1,081 1985 332 1986 517 Note: The figures are based on notifications of redundancies confirmed as due to occur in the Grimsby jobcentre area which equates very closely to the Grimsby travel-to-work area.