HC Deb 17 May 1994 vol 243 cc446-7W
23. Mrs. Peacock

To ask the Secretary of State for Employment how the total of civilian employment in Yorkshire and Humberside has changed in the last 10 years.

Mr. David Hunt

Between December 1983 and December 1993, the civilian workforce in employment in Yorkshire and Humberside rose by 96,000, or 5 per cent.

24. Mr. Thomason

To ask the Secretary of State for Employment what has been the change in the total of civilian employment in the west midlands in the last 10 years.

Mr. Michael Forsyth

Between December 1983 and December 1993, the civilian workforce in employment in the west midlands rose by 73,000 or 3 per cent.

Mr. Robert Banks

To ask the Secretary of State for Employment how many people in the Harrogate/ Knaresborough travel-to-work area have been placed in work by the Employment Service in the past 12 months.

Mr. Michael Forsyth

Responsibility for the subject of the question has been delegated to the Employment Service Agency under its chief executive. I have asked him to arrange for a reply to be given.

Letter from M. E. G. Fogden to Mr. Robert Banks, dated 17 May 1994. The Secretary of State has asked me to reply to your question asking how many people in the Harrogate travel to walk area have been placed in work by the Employment Service in the past twelve months. It may be helpful if I explain that Jobcentre boundaries do not match travel to work area boundaries. Harrogate travel to work area covers the towns of Harrogate and Knaresborough, and villages mainly to the north west of Harrogate. Harrogate is the only Jobcentre in the travel to work area. The Jobcentre boundary closely matches the travel to work area, but also includes Wetherby which falls into the neighbouring Leeds travel to work area. In the past twelve months, up to and including 8 April 1994, a total of 5,379 people have been placed in work by the Harrogate Employment Service Jobcentre. I hope this is helpful.

28. Mr. Madden

To ask the Secretary of State for Employment what has been the change in(a) absolute terms and (b) percentage terms in unemployment in the parliamentary constituencies of Bradford, West and Bradford, South over the period April 1992 to March 1994.

Mr. Michael Forsyth

In Bradford, West unadjusted claimant unemployment fell by 11, or 0.2 per cent., and in Bradford, South it rose by 13, or 0.3 per cent.

26. Mr. Lidington

To ask the Secretary of State for Employment what steps his Department is taking to help unemployed people in Buckinghamshire find new jobs.

Mr. Michael Forsyth

In the year to March 1994, jobcentres in Buckinghamshire placed nearly 19,000 people into jobs—up 15 per cent. on the previous year.