§ Mr. Parryasked the Secretary of State for Employment what is the total number of unemployed workers in the construction industry on Merseyside to the most recent available date.
§ Mr. GoldingAt 10th June, there were 13,141 unemployed people registered in the Merseyside Special Development Area who last worked in the construction industry.
§ Mr. Parryasked the Secretary of State for Employment what is the percentage of construction workers unemployed on Merseyside to the latest available date; and how these percentages compare nationally.
§ Mr. GoldingPercentage rates of unemployment for individual industries are not available for Merseyside. At 10th June, the numbers unemployed who last worked in construction expressed as percentages of the total numbers unemployed were 16.2 in the Merseyside Special Development Area and 15.6 in the whole of Great Britain.