§ Mr. LeightonTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment what has been the change in unemployment each year since the inception of the London Docklands development corporation in(a) the Greater London area, (b) the London Docklands development corporation area and (c) the three docklands boroughs of Newham, Tower Hamlets and Southwark.
§ Mr. NichollsThe following information is available from the Library. Comparable figures for earlier years are not available on the same geographical basis. Comparisons are affected by various changes to the count over the period.
£150, (c) £170, (d) £120 and (e) £110 per week for (1) men, (2) women and (3) all full-time employees excluding overtime pay, in Great Britain and each standard economic region.
§ Mr. NichollsDue to the considerable amount of information requested, I will write to the hon. Member.
§ Mrs. MahonTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment what is his estimate of the proportion of female part-time workers earning below hourly earning's thresholds excluding overtime pay of (i) £2.20, £2.25 and £2.30 in 1982, (ii) £3.40, £3.50 and £3.60 in 1983 and (iii) £3.70, £3.80 and £3.90 in 1989.
§ Mr. NichollsThe estimated proportions of part-time female adult employees earning below specified amounts in the new earnings survey sample in April of each year were:
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Hourly earnings less than Percentage 19821 £2.20 72 £2.30 76
Hourly earnings less than Percentage 19831 £3.40 91 £3.60 93 19892 £3.60 69 £3.80 73 £4.00 77 1 Females 18 and over. 2 Femals on adult rates of pay. Figures of the percentages earning below £2.25 in 1982, £3.50 in 1983 and £3.70 and £3.90 in 1989 are not available; the nearest available figures are given.