§ Mr. Knoxasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many women were in full-time employment in each of the employment areas in the Leek parliamentary constituency on 1st January in each of the past 10 years.
§ Mr. GoldingSince 1971 the censuses of employment have provided information about the numbers of female employees working full-time in each local area. Figures are not available, however, for 1974, due to difficulties which arose following the reorganisation of local government. The figures for 1975 will be available shortly and I will send them to the hon. Member. For earlier years employment estimates were based on counts of national insurance cards and did not distinguish separately full-time workers. My Department does not compile information about the numbers of self-employed in local areas.
Following is the information available:
Shire employment exchange area for each July and August from 1964 to 1975.
§ Mr. GoldingFollowing is the information:
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NUMBERS REGISTERED AS UNEMPLOYED 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 July August July August July August July August July August July August July August Ayr … … … … 1,170 1,243 1,012 1,049 927 968 1,390 1,426 1,366 1,472 1,284 1,341 1,101 1,155 Troon … … … … 55 61 43 53 56 62 72 85 87 88 81 83 70 70 Cumnock … … … … 813 787 531 543 437 433 564 586 627 698 596 677 620 644 Girvan … … … … 133 165 116 120 179 190 201 205 248 270 239 251 208 188 Kilbirnie … … … … 206 237 160 154 101 111 186 204 154 157 177 182 190 183 Irvine … … … … 364 382 292 338 295 305 383 390 389 384 390 381 350 370 Kilwinning … … … … 160 140 57 59 45 54 98 113 107 104 63 79 107 112 Saltcoats … … … … 683 747 588 607 558 551 684 731 637 703 639 991 1,018 989 Kilmarnock … … … … 912 919 695 704 645 637 1,304 1,264 861 849 809 823 970 1,105 Newmilns … … … … 59 74 33 41 22 27 60 70 37 64 25 31 77 87 Largs … … … … 78 82 82 78 68 65 95 100 115 122 103 112 81 88 254W255W
1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 July August July August July August July August July August July* Ayr … … … … 1,454 1,551 1,564 1,621 1,220 1,316 1,270 1,527 2,288 2,360 3,340 Troon … … … … 131 136 235 232 144 153 120 139 223 240 306 Cumnock … … … … 688 754 727 796 549 548 588 551 867 928 1,273 Girvan … … … … 229 287 297 258 182 191 188 241 313 331 391 Kilbirnie … … … … 257 289 319 328 297 298 238 253 475 468 685 Irvine … … … … 697 707 559 605 394 351 430 452 829 900 1,310 Kilwinning … … … … 253 290 285 303 243 226 251 237 393 420 604 Saltcoats … … … … 1,613 1,613 1,610 1,646 1,228 1,132 1,093 1,045 1,653 1,720 2,165 Kilmarnock … … … … 1,770 1,733 1,809 1,836 1,225 1,214 1,106 1,223 1,831 1,808 2,523 Newmilns … … … … 167 169 162 181 72 73 69 86 160 179 196 Largs … … … … 155 166 144 157 114 108 131 120 181 187 206 * Provisional figures.
§ Mr. Sillarsasked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will publish a table showing total unemployment in each Ayrshire employment exchange area, in May, June and July 1976.
§ Mr. GoldingThe following table shows the numbers of unemployed persons registered at employment offices and careers offices in the areas specified:
Employment Office Areas May 1976 June 1976 July 1976* Ayr … 3,028 3,049 3,340 Troon … 263 312 306 Cumnock … 1,111 1,107 1,273 Girvan … 368 356 391 Kilbirnie … 588 581 685 Irvine … 961 1,130 1,310 Kilwinning … 481 521 604 Saltcoats … 1,697 1,921 2,165 Kilmarnock … 2,203 2,292 2,523 Newmilns … 169 173 196 Largs … 194 203 206 * Provisional figures.
§ Mr. Sillarsasked the Secretary of State for Employment if he is able to estimate the contribution by the job creation scheme in each employment exchange area of Ayrshire.
§ Mr. GoldingI am informed by the Manpower Services Commission that the information is not readily available and could not be obtained without disproportionate expenditure of staff time.
§ Mr. Sillarsasked the Secretary of State for Employment, of the total unemployed in each Ayrshire employment exchange area, how many have been unemployed for nil to 13 weeks, 13 to 26 weeks, 26 to 52 weeks, and beyond 52 weeks.
§ Mr. GoldingThe following table shows the latest information available which is for April 1976:
Length of time unemployed Employment Office Areas Up to 13 weeks Over 13 and up to 26 weeks Over 26 and up to 52 weeks Over 52 weeks Ayr 1,085 710 655 552 Troon 102 66 54 20 Cumnock 422 220 273 179 Girvan 145 71 53 93 Kilbirnie 266 105 104 77 Irvine 533 247 214 128 Kilwinning 241 89 89 60 Saltcoats 820 419 422 336 Kilmarnock 825 483 486 422 Newmilns 79 38 36 28 Largs 87 53 38 41
§ Mr. Sillarsasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many construction 256W workers are now unemployed in each Ayrshire employment exchange area.
§ Mr. GoldingThe following table shows the numbers registered unemployed at 10th June who last worked in the construction industry:
Employment Office Area Ayr … … … 477 Troon … … … 37 Cumnock … … … 162 Girvan … … … 109 Kilbirnie … … … 95 Irvine … … … 337 Kilwinning … … … 163 Saltcoats … … … 669 Kilmarnock … … … 383 Newmilns … … … 25 Largs … … … 48
§ Mr. Sillarsasked the Secretary of State for Employment what is his estimate of the number of oil-related jobs in Ayrshire; and if he will list the locations by employment exchange area.
§ Mr. GoldingI regret that for reasons of confidentiality information is not avail-for areas smaller than the Strathclyde Region. The number of workers employed at 30th June 1976 in companies, in this region, wholly engaged in activities related to the offshore oil industry, was estimated to be 4,200. This estimate does not include workers involved in offshore oil related work in companies only partially engaged in such work nor those in the construction industry.
In addition a number of workers are employed on preparation of the platform construction site at Hunterston.