HC Deb 08 August 1980 vol 990 cc401-2W
Mr. Ralph Howell

asked the Secretary of State for Employment what is his latest estimate of the number of people who have been out of work for more than (a) six months and (b) 12 months, by region and by sex.

Mr. Craigen

asked the Secretary of State for Employment what were the numbers of males and females unemployed in each Department of Employment region; and how many and what percentage of those had been unemployed for more than six months and more than one year, at the last count available.

Mr. Dobson

asked the Secretary of State for Employment (1) what are the latest figures for the number of (a) lone parents, (b) heads of two-parent families and (c) married women in full-time employment, part-time employment, self-employed and unemployed;

(2) what are the latest figures for the average weekly earnings of (a) men, (b) women, (c) lone mothers, (b) lone fathers, (e) heads of two-parent families, (f) married women with dependent children and (g) married women without dependent children.

Mr. Jim Lester

I will write to my hon. Friend and the hon. Members as soon as possible.

Mr. Viggers

asked the Secretary of State for Employment how many adults and young people have been unemployed for (a) one year and (b) two years in (i) Gosport and (ii) the United Kingdom as a whole, giving the figures in numbers and percentages.

Mr. Jim Lester

[pursuant to his reply, 28 July 1980, c. 455]: I will write to my hon. Friend as soon as possible.