§ Mr. Prescottasked the Secretary of State for Employment what is the percentage of those unemployed in the Hull employment exchange area who have been unemployed for a period over 13 weeks, 26 weeks and 52 weeks, respectively; and how this compares with the national average and development areas, respectively.
§ Mr. Dudley SmithAn analysis showing the length of time the wholly unemployed have been on the register is made in sufficient detail to distinguish those registered for more than 13 weeks in January, April, July and October each year. Information is available for Employment Exchange areas, for regions and for Great Britain as a whole but not for the Development Areas. The following table shows the information available:
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NUMBERS REGISTERED AS WHOLLY UNEMPLOYED FOR MORE THAN 13, MORE THAN 26 AND MORE THAN 52 WEEKS AS PERCENTAGES OF THE TOTAL NUMBERS REGISTERED AS WHOLLY UNEMPLOYED AT 11TH JANUARY, 1971 More than 13 weeks More than 26 weeks More than 52 weeks Hull … … … 47.8 31.5 17.4 Great Britain … 43.6 27.4 15.6 Scotland* … … 47.2 30.1 16.6 Walest† … … 48.6 31.8 20.2 Northern region‡ … 51.8 35.6 23.8 * The Scottish Development Area consists of the whole of Scotland except the Edinburgh, Leith and Portobello Employment Exchange areas. ‡About two-thirds of Wales is in the Welsh Development Area. † The Northern Development Area consists of the whole of Northern Region plus the Furness Peninsular.
NUMBERS UNDER 20 YEARS OF AGE AND AGED 45 YEARS AND OVER AS PERCENTAGES OF ALL PERSONS REGISTERED AS WHOLLY UNEMPLOYED AT 11TH JANUARY, 1971 Males Females Under 20 years 45 years and over Under 20 years 45 years and over Hull … … … … … 10.8 36.3 30.1 28.5 Great Britain … … … … 9.9 42.0 26.7 28.3 Scotland* … … … … 12.1 34.3 26.6 24.3 Walest† … … … … … 11.5 41.7 33.4 24.5 Northern regions‡ … … … 10.0 44.3 33.2 23.6 * The Scottish Development Area consists of the whole of Scotland except the Edinburgh, Leith and Portobello Employment Exchanges areas. † About two-thirds of Wales is in the Welsh Development Area. ‡The Northern Development Area consists of the whole of Northern Region plus the Furness peninsular.
§ Mr. Prescottasked the Secretary of State for Employment what percentage of those unemployed in the Hull employment exchange area are skilled, semiskilled and unskilled, male and female, boys and girls, respectively; and how this compares with the development areas and the national average, respectively.
NUMBERS OF MEN AND WOMEN REGISTERED AS WHOLLY UNEMPLOYED IN CERTAIN OCCUPATIONAL GROUPS AS PERCENTAGES OF THE TOTAL NUMERS REGISTERED AS WHOLLY UNEMPLOYED AT 7TH DECEMBER, 1970 Hull Development Areas Great Britain Men Women Men Women Men Women Certain skilled occupations … 5.2 — 12.0 0.8 11.9 0.8 Labouring occupations including factory hands … … … 62.5 30.7 61.0 29.5 52.2 27.0 All other occupations … … 32.3 69.3 27.0 69.7 36.9 72.2
§ Mr. Prescottasked the Secretary of State for Employment what is the percentage of unemployed in the Hull employ-
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§ Mr. Prescottasked the Secretary of State for Employment what percentage of those unemployed in the Hull employment exchange area are under 21 years of age, over 45 years of age and men and women, respectively; and how this compares with the development areas and the national average, respectively.
§ Mr. Dudley SmithThe numbers registered as wholly unemployed are analysed by age groups in January and July each year. The analyses distinguish those under 20 years of age and those aged 45 years and over. Information is available for Employment Exchange areas, for regions and for Great Britain as a whole, but not for the Development Areas. The following table shows the information available:
§ Mr. Dudley SmithIn the table below information is given (1) for a number of occupations generally regarded as skilled in the engineering, construction, vehicles, woodworking and printing industries (2) for labouring occupations, including factory hands and (3) for all other occupations. Figures are available for men and women, but not for boys and girls.
ment exchange area; and how this compares with the present development areas and the national average, respectively.
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§ Mr. Dudley SmithAt 8th February, 1971, the provisional percentage rates of unemployment in the Hull travel-to-work area, the Development Areas and Great Britain as a whole were 4.7, 5.3 and 3.1, respectively. The Hull travel-to-work area consists of the Hull, Beverley and Hessle Employment Exchange areas. Percentage rates cannot be calculated for parts of this area.
§ Mr. James Johnsonasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many persons were unemployed in the Hull, Hessle and Beverley area, male, female and in total, at the latest available date; and what were the corresponding figures for September, 1970, and June, 1970, respectively.
§ Mr. Dudley SmithFollowing is the information:
NOTIFIED VACANCIES REMAINING UNFILLED AT 3RD FEBRUARY, 1971 (PROVISIONAL) IN THE AREA COVERED BY THE HULL EMPLOYMENT EXCHANGE Males Females Total Agriculture, forestry, fishing, mining and quarrying … … 2 — 2 Manufacturing industries … … … … … 17 55 72 Construction … … … … … … … 6 2 8 Gas, electricity and water … … … … … 1 — 1 Transport and communication … … … … … 2 4 6 Distributive trades … … … … … … 27 39 66 Insurance, banking, finance and business services … … 5 8 13 Professional and scientific services … … … 4 5 9 Miscellaneous services … … … … … … 7 28 35 Public administration … … … … … … 2 — 2 Not classified by industry … … … … … — — — Total, all industries and serivces … … 73 141 214
§ Mr. James Johnsonasked the Secretary of State for Employment what is the number of young persons currently unemployed in the Hull, Hessle and Beverley area; and how this compares with the previous 12 months.
§ Mr. Dudley SmithOn 8th February, 1971, 357 young persons were registered as unemployed at careers offices in the Hull, Hessle and Beverley area as compared with 243 in February, 1970.
§ Mr. James Johnsonasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many men and women, respectively were employed in the Hull, Hessle and Beverley area at the latest available date; and how this figure compares with the previous 12 months.
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TOTAL NUMBERS REGISTERED AS UNEMPLOYED IN THE AREA COVERED BY THE HULL, HESSLE AND BEVERLEY EMPLOYMENT EXCHANGES Males Females Total February, 1971 (provisional) 7,603 729 8,332 September, 1970 … 6,818 831 7,649 June, 1970 … 6,306 656 6,962
§ Mr. James Johnsonasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many unfilled vacancies there are in the City of Kingston-upon-Hull; and into what employment categories these fall.
§ Mr. Dudley SmithThe following table shows an analysis by sex and industry of the numbers of notified vacancies remaining unfilled. These do not purport to measure the total unsatisfied demand for labour.
§ Mr. Dudley SmithEmployment estimates for local areas are made for each mid-year and the latest are for June, 1969. At that date there were 170,000 (108,000 male and 62,000 female) employees in employment in the area covered by the Hull, Hessle and Beverley Employment Exchanges. The corresponding figures for June, 1968 were 168,000 (108,000 males and 60,000 females). Estimates for June, 1970 will be available later this year.
§ Mr. James Johnsonasked the Secretary of State for Employment what is the current unemployment rate among skilled, semi-skilled and unskilled manual workers in the Hull, Hessle and Beverley area, and how this compares with the previous 12 months.
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§ Mr. Dudley SmithI regret that this information is not available.
§ Mr. James Johnsonasked the Secretary of State for Employment what estimate he has made of the number of jobs that are required in the Hull, Hessle and Beverley area to bring down the number of unemployed to the national average.
§ Mr. Dudley SmithIt is not our practice to make estimates of this kind. My right hon. Friends, however, are very much aware of the need to increase employment in the Hull area.
§ Mr. James Johnsonasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many young people registered as unemployed at the Hull, Hessle and Beverley employment exchanges have taken advantage of the Training Allowance Scheme in each of the years 1965 to 1971.
§ Mr. Dudley SmithTwelve young persons from the Hull, Hessle and Beverley area have been granted assistance under the Training Allowances Scheme during the period in question—two in 1965, six in 1966, three in 1967 and one in 1969.
§ Mr. James Johnsonasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many employers in the Hull, Hessle and Beverley exchange areas have intimated to his Department closures and redundancies in the last six months; and if he will state the number of male and female workers involved and the dates of the closures or redundancies involved.
§ Mr. Dudley SmithNot all closures and redundancies are notified to my Department but the following is the information recorded:
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Month Number of employers who notified redundancies or closures Number of persons notifies as due to become redundant M F September, 1970 6 60 2 October, 1970 2 38 56 November, 1970 8 170 35 December, 1970 4 103 63 January, 1971 — 56 5 February, 1971 3 285 — Total 23 712 161 The redundancies did not necessarily take effect in the month in which the were noticed.
§ Mr. James Johnsonasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many jobs have been lost in the Hull, Hessle and Beverley area in the last six months; and how many new jobs have been provided.
§ Mr. Dudley SmithMy Department, as was the case with the last Administration, has no way of supplying a complete record of jobs provided and jobs lost.
§ Mr. James Johnsonasked the Secretary of State for Employment what are the numbers of those who have been unemployed for the last six months in the Hull, Hessle and Beverley exchange area; and if he will give this as a percentage compared with the figure for the Yorkshire and Humberside region as a whole.
§ Mr. Dudley SmithAt 11th January, 1971 there were 8,091 persons registered as wholly unemployed in the area covered by the Hull, Hessle and Beverley Employment Exchanges of whom 2,452 (30.3 per cent.) had been registered for more than 26 weeks. The corresponding figures for the Yorkshire and Humberside region were 64,741 and 19,424 (30 per cent.).