§ Mr. Kilroy-Silkasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many men in Kirkby have been unemployed for six months or more at the latest available date; and how many of these fall into the comparable age brackets under 30, 30 to 50, and over 50, respectively.
§ Mr. John FraserOn 8th April 1974, 1,340 males in Kirkby had been unemployed for over 26 weeks. Recent information about the age of the unemployed is not available. Age analyses are compiled every January and July, but that due in January 1974 was cancelled owing to the energy crisis. In July 1973, 1,272 males in Kirkby had been unemployed for over 26 weeks; of these 553 were aged under 30, 517 were aged 30–49, and 202 were aged 50 and over.
§ Mr. Kilroy-Silkasked the Secretary of State for Employment what is the percentage of able-bodied men in full-time employment in Kirkby earning less than £25; and what is the percentage nationally.
§ Mr. BoothInformation on earnings is not available for areas smaller than the standard sub-divisions of the regions of Great Britain and therefore no estimate can be made of the number of full-time men earning less than £25 who are employed in Kirkby. In April 1973 the gross weekly earnings of about 9.5 per cent. of men in full-time employment in Great Britain and about 7.9 per cent. of those in Merseyside were less than £25. This estimate is derived from the 1973 New Earnings Survey and relates to the gross earnings, including overtime pay, bonuses, etc., before PAYE and national insurance and other deductions, of men aged 21 and over whose pay for the survey reference period in April was not affected by absence.