§ Mr. Ashleyasked the Secretary of State for Employment what discussions he has had regarding the responsibility of local authorities to keep up-to-date lists of the numbers of homeworkers operating in their area.
§ Mr. John GrantNone. As I have already told my hon. Friend, the proce
334WGovernment and indicate, in each case, the number of jobs saved (a) in the United Kingdom, (b) in the North-West, (c) in Merseyside, (d) in Kirkby, (e) in Ormskirk and (f) in the area covered by the Ormskirk constituency.
§ Mr. GoldingA list of the special employment measures introduced by the Government and the number of people helped under each of them, in Great Britain, the North West Region, Merseyside, Kirkby and Ormskirk is shown in the table below. Because statistics under the various schemes do not always relate to the same area it is not possible to give precise figures for Kirkby and Ormskirk. The areas covered by the various schemes in respect of these towns are shown in footnotes. I regret that precise information about the number of persons helped by these measures in the area covered by the Ormskirk constituency is not readily available.
dure for registration of homeworkers is under review by the Health and Safety Commission.