§ Mr. Nobleasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many staff are employed in processing temporary employment subsidy claims in the North-West.
§ Mr. GoldingAs at 18th November, 23 staff were employed in processing temporary employment subsidy claims in the North-West.
§ Mr. Nobleasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many applications there have been for temporary employment subsidy supplement since its introduction (a) by industry and (b) by region and how many have been approved.
§ Mr. GoldingI regret I am unable to give information in the precise form requested.
As at 30th September 1977, the number of applications for TES (Supplement) received were as follows:
Received Approved Northern 17 5 Yorks and Humberside 49 21 South East 83 20 South West 49 31 Midlands 112 53 North West 190 76 Wales 53 34 Scotland 66 35 Total 619 275 Details of approved applications for supplement, also at 30th September 1977, analysed by industry and region are shown in the attached schedule.
§ Mr. Nobleasked the Secretary of State for Employment what are the criteria for granting temporary employment subsidy; and what are the criteria for granting the temporary employment subsidy supplement.
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§ Mr. GoldingThe criteria for granting TES are that in the opinion of my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Employment:
- (a) There is evidence of a decision in good faith to declare a redundancy affecting 10 or more workers in an establishment;
- (b) The company has begun consultations about the redundancies with the trade union(s) concerned, has notified the Department of the threatened redundancy in accordance with the provisions of the Employment Protection Act 1975, and the application is jointly signed by the company and the trade union representative(s) concerned;
- (c) The company is not insolvent or about to become insolvent;
- (d) The provisions of any Government pay policy in force at the time of the application are adhered to.
The criteria for granting the supplement are the same as those above with the added proviso that without further subsidy, the company would be obliged to declare redundancies.
§ Mr. Nobleasked the Secretary of State for Employment what is the current real value of a temporary employment subsidy payment, expressed as a percentage of its value when the scheme was introduced.
§ Mr. GoldingThe current real value of the present subsidy of £20 per week per job maintained expressed as a percentage of the original subsidy of £10 per week is 150 per cent.
§ Mr. Nobleasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many firms have exhausted their entitlement to temporary employment subsidy (a) since introduction and (b) since April 1977.
§ Mr. GoldingAs at 11th November 1977 (a) 1,856 establishments had exhausted payment of TES since introduction and (b) 1,156 since April 1977.
§ Mr. Nobleasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many jobs have been saved by temporary employment subsidy since its introduction by region and by industry.
§ Mr. GoldingSince the inception of the scheme some 344,000 jobs have been supported with 60,000 in the pipeline under consideration. Details of jobs supported by TES, by industry and region, as at 30th September 1977—the latest available figures—are shown in the schedule below:
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NUMBER OF WORKERS IN APPROVED APPLICATIONS BY INDUSTRY AND REGION 18TH AUGUST 1975–30TH SEPTEMBER 1977 Northern Region Yorkshire and Humberside South East South West Wales Midlands Region North Western Scotland Totals Jobs supported at 30th September 1977 (estimate) 1. Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing 70 82 419 89 407 161 26 644 1,898 984 2. Mining and Quarrying 256 65 10 1,302 189 108 160 50 2,140 1,110 3. Food, Drink and Tobacco 446 1,221 841 858 807 1,128 812 2,684 8,797 4,555 4. Coal and Petroleum Products — — — — — 230 — — 230 — 5. Chemicals and Allied Industries 118 1,056 508 35 529 188 1,269 118 3,821 1,980 6. Metal Manufacture 509 195 257 216 630 3,151 1,115 1,171 7,244 3,752 7. Mechanical Engineering 1,147 1,144 2,398 1,147 1,223 2,307 4,031 2,220 15,617 8,087 8. Instrument Engineering 28 98 299 682 423 419 212 427 2,588 1,342 9. Electrical Engineering 1,135 2,317 2,921 420 2,576 3,582 2,267 1,618 16,836 8,718 10. Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering 40 369 1,405 208 43 — 828 1,247 4,140 2,146 11. Vehicles 120 330 169 21 316 3,468 716 548 5,688 2,946 12. Metal Goods Not Elsewhere Specified 329 1,815 1,475 172 956 3,787 3,743 1,188 13,465 6,973 13. Textiles 3,890 7,709 396 1,513 3,316 17,106 31,588 7,561 73,079 41,314 14. Leather, Leather Goods and Fur 395 1,054 1,002 70 113 454 810 1,187 5,085 2,634 15. Clothing and Footwear 8,161 12,009 8,999 1,572 5,161 13,866 22,559 11,364 83,691 43,130 16. Bricks, Pottery, Glass, Cement etc 115 366 43 380 548 3,761 1,581 792 7,586 3,929 17. Timber, Furniture etc 1,789 1,362 3,542 1,009 643 2,127 3,168 1,603 15,243 7,894 18. Paper, Printing and Publishing 142 953 8,608 1,828 582 1,078 2,904 1,439 17,534 9,079 19. Other Manufacturing Industries 356 279 403 387 1,729 787 1,699 682 6,322 3,275 20. Construction 542 909 2,015 1,979 641 2,009 1,641 2,302 12,038 6,233 21. Gas, Electricity and Water — — — — — 20 — — 20 — 22. Transport and Communication 20 234 620 164 137 356 598 126 2,255 1,170 23. Distributive Trades 155 639 1,590 705 359 1,710 2,731 1,121 9,010 4,667 24. Insurance, Banking, Finance and Business Services 15 44 10 22 15 90 301 41 538 286 25. Professional and Scientific Services — — 146 74 32 20 62 63 397 211 26. Miscellaneous Services 234 418 2,601 849 646 856 1,032 385 7,021 3,635 27. Public Administration and Defence — — — — — — — — — — Totals 20,012 34,668 40,677 15,702 22,021 62,769 85,853 40,581 322,283 170,050 720W721W
TES (SUPPLEMENT) WORKERS IN APPROVED APPLICATIONS 30TH MARCH 1977–30TH SEPTEMBER 1977 Northern Region Yorkshire and Humberside South East South West Wales Midlands Region North Western Scotland Totals 1. Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing … — — — — 74 — — 14 88 2. Mining and Quarrying … — — — 10 — — 35 — 45 3. Food, Drink and Tobacco … — 535 — 262 — 12 40 — 849 4. Coal and Petroleum Products … — — — — — — — — — 5. Chemicals and Allied Industries … — — — — — 16 30 — 46 6. Metal Manufacture … — — — — — 348 29 23 400 7. Mechanical Engineering … 100 — 95 — 113 47 33 83 471 8. Instrument Engineering … — — — 52 — — — — 52 9. Electrical Engineering … — — 107 — 11 217 — 6 341 10. Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering … — 33 — — — — — 37 70 11. Vehicles … — — — — 119 49 — — 168 12. Metal Goods Not Elsewhere Specified … — — 18 10 446 68 270 — 812 13. Textiles … 372 505 15 460 47 1,610 2,281 720 6,010 14. Leather, Leather Goods and Fur … — — — — 10 — — — 10 15. Clothing and Footwear … 406 567 86 101 1,169 1,357 2,004 1,357 7,047 16. Bricks, Pottery, Glass, Cement etc. … — — — 32 11 — — 70 113 17. Timber, Furniture etc. … 31 — — 97 — 90 110 — 328 18. Paper, Printing and Publishing … — — 895 342 86 11 419 12 1,765 19. Other Manufacturing Industries … — — 12 — 517 — 30 — 559 20. Construction … — — 75 73 40 56 22 — 266 21. Gas, Electricity and Water … — — — — — — — — — 22. Transport and Communication … — — — — — 14 71 — 85 23. Distributive Trades … — — 69 80 10 36 204 121 520 24. Insurance, Banking, Finance and Business Services … — — — 10 — — — — 10 25. Professional and Scientific Services … — — — — — — — — — 26. Miscellaneous Services … — 14 — 52 14 35 107 25 247 27. Public Administration and Defence … — — — — — — — — — Totals … 909 1,654 1,372 1,581 2,667 3,966 5,685 2,468 20,302
§ Mr. Nobleasked the Secretary of State for Employment what is the estimated saving to the Exchequer in unemployment benefit as a result of temporary employment subsidy.
§ Mr. GoldingIt is not possible to quote a figure for unemployment benefit savings, as this would depend on the wages, personal circumstances, etc., of the workers who, but for TES, would have claimed unemployment benefit. The saving is, however, considerable.
§ Mr. Nobleasked the Secretary of State for Employment what is the cost of the temporary employment subsidy from the introduction of the scheme to the latest available date.
§ Mr. GoldingI regret that I am unable to give information in the precise form requested.
As at 11th November 1977, the estimated cumulative total of subsidy cash commitment—assuming 12 months' payment in each case for the main scheme and six months' payment for the supplement scheme—is £332 million. Actual expenditure as at 31st October was £197 million.