HC Deb 19 January 1977 vol 924 cc213-4W
Mr. Rose

asked the Secretary of State for Employment whether he will take action to prevent abuses of the temporary employment subsidy by employers.

Mr. Golding

Applications for payment of the temporary employment subsidy are carefully checked before approval and monitored while payments are being made to ensure that the eligibility conditions are satisfied and we have had little evidence of abuse. If my hon. Friend will supply details of any particular case I will look into the matter.

Mr. Rose

asked the Secretary of State for Employment what has been the average period of employment of persons employed under circumstances qualifying the employer to receive a temporary employment subsidy.

NUMBERS REGISTERED AS UNEMPLOYED
October 1971 October 1972 October 1973 October 1974 October 1975 October 1976
Over 26 weeks and up to 52 weeks 108,115 116,538 62,058 72,002 154,503 225,280
Over 52 weeks 129,909 177,616 142,562 127,720 161,224 264,601

Mr. Hayhoe

asked the Secretary of State for Employment whether he will publish in the Official Report the latest estimates showing how many of those who have become unemployed since March 1974 previously worked in: (a) the private sector, (b) the nationalised industries, (c) the Armed Forces, and (d) the remainder of the public sector.

Mr. Golding

I regret that the information is not available. My Department's statistics provide an industrial analysis of those unemployed at selected

Mr. Golding

I regret that the information requested is not available and could be obtained only at disproportionate cost as a detailed analysis of the circumstances in all completed and current applications would be required. In the vast majority of cases workers in jobs preserved under the scheme will be employed for the full 12 months period of payment.