HC Deb 14 October 1976 vol 917 cc186-7W
Mr. Greville Janner

asked the Secretary of State for Employment what are the latest available figures for unemployment in the city of Leicester; and how many and what percentage of such unemployed are school leavers, women and disabled people, respectively.

Mr. John Grant

The following table shows the numbers registered as unemployed at 9th September in the area covered by the Leicester Employment Office:

Number Per cent.
Total 14,200 100.0
of which, school leavers 1,023 7.;2
females 3,679 25.9
disabled people 400 2.8

The figures exclude severely disabled people who are likely to obtain employment only under sheltered conditions.

Mr. Greville Janner

asked the Secretary of State for Employment whether he will extend his job exchange arrangements to the city of Leicester.

Mr. Golding

The recently announced Job Release Scheme which is to operate from 3rd January 1977 for a period of six months is restricted to the assisted areas which, in general, are the areas most affected by structural unemployment.

It is not intended to extend the scheme to cover other areas of the country.