HC Deb 19 April 1978 vol 948 cc207-10W
Mr. Adam Butler

asked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will give the total number of jobs in the bacon processing industry for which temporary employment subsidy is currently being paid, and the estimated annual cost.

Mr. Golding

I regret that the information requested is not available and could only be supplied at disproportionate cost. Figures for the estimated number of jobs currently supported are held only for the main industrial sectors; that is the standard industrial classification order number.

unemployed and of unfilled vacancies in the Basingstoke employment office area in March each year from 1973. The unemployment figures include, but do not separately identify, persons who were formerly self employed.

Mr. Adam Butler

asked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will give the total number of jobs in food and drinks industry for which temporary employment subsidy is currently being paid, and the estimated annual cost.

Mr. Golding

I regret that information is not available in the precise form requested. As at 31st December 1977, the latest date for which figures are available, approximately 5,518 jobs were currently being supported by the temporary employment subsidy in the food, drink and tobacco sectors—SIC order III—at an estimated gross cost of £4,690,000 over the period of payment of subsidy.

Mr. Adam Butler

asked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will give the total number of jobs in the meat processing industry for which temporary employment subsidy is currently being paid, and the estimated cost.

Mr. Golding

I regret that the information requested is not available and could only be supplied at disproportionate cost. Figures for the estimated number of jobs currently supported are held only for the main industrial sectors; that is, standard industrial classification order number.

Mr. Nicholas Winterton

asked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will publish, sector by sector, for each quarter since the inception of the temporary employment subsidy the number of jobs supported by the scheme.

Mr. Golding

I regret that statistics giving TES current support by sector are only available from the quarter ending 30th June 1977. The available information is shown in the schedules below:

ESTIMATED CURRENT SUPPORT BY SECTOR (MAIN SCHFME)
30th June 30th September 31st December
1977 1977 1977
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing 1,240 984 411
Mining and Quarrying 1,380 1,110 249
Food, Drink and Tobacco 4,820 4,555 4,670
Coal and Petroleum Products 160 123
Chemicals and Allied Industries 2,090 1,980 1,576
Metal Manufacture 3,440 3,752 3,504
Mechanical Engineering 8,570 8,087 6,930
Instrument Engineering 1,610 1,342 695
Electrical Engineering 9,960 8,718 4,369
Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering 2,770 2,146 424
Vehicles 3,640 2,964 1,124
Metal Goods Not Elsewhere Specified 7,690 6,973 3,990
Textiles 41,430 41,314 43,047
Leather, Leather Goods and Fur 2,900 2,634 1,959
Clothing and Footwear 50,830 43,130 35,072
Bricks, Pottery, Glass, Cement etc. 4,270 3,929 2,985
Timber, Furniture etc. 7,120 7,894 8,542
Paper, Printing and Publishing 10,460 9,079 5,511
Other Manufacturing Industries 3,580 3,275 2,961
Construction 6,260 6,233 6,328
Gas, Electricity and Water 10
Transport and Communication 1,370 1,170 1,125
Distributive Trades 4,640 4,667 4,233
Insurance, Banking, Finance and Business Services 340 286 162
Professional and Scientific Services 230 211 137
Miscellaneous Services 4,090 3,635 2,373
Public Administration and Defence
Totals 184,810 170,050 142,500

ESTIMATED CURRENT SUPPORT BY SECTOR (TES SUPPLEMENT)
30th September 31st December
1977 1977
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing 88 137
Mining and Quarrying 45 200
Food, Drink and Tobacco 849 848
Coal and Petroleum Products
Chemicals and Allied Industries 46 292
Metal Manufacture 400 423
Mechanical Engineering 471 651
Instrument Engineering 52 381
Electrical Engineering 341 649
Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering 70 62
Vehicles 168 219
Metal Goods Not Elsewhere Specified 812 1,171
Textiles 6,010 11,244
Leather, Leather Goods and Fur 10 496
Clothing and Footwear 7,047 13,734
Bricks, Pottery, Glass, Cement etc. 113 490
Timber, Furniture etc. 328 813
Paper, Printing and Publishing 1,765 1,838
Other Manufacturing Industries 559 502
Construction 266 661
Gas, Electricity and Water
Transport and Communication 85 201
Distributive Trades 520 1,847
Insurance, Banking, Finance and Business Services 10 23
Professional and Scientific Services
Miscellaneous Services 247 478
Public Administration and Defence
Totals 20,302 37,360