§ Mr. Whitlockasked the Secretary of State for Employment what was the number of workers covered by successful temporary short-time working compensation scheme applications between 1 April 1979 and 31 March of the current year in textiles, SIC XIII, clothing and footwear, SIC XV, and hosiery and knitwear, SIC XIII MLH 417; and the numbers of workers in each 673W of the above industrial categories currently covered by the temporary short-time working compensation scheme.
Number of applications Potentially redundant jobs Number of workers working short-time Textiles (SIC XIII) … 520 30,239 68,784 Clothing and footwear (SIC XV) … 336 15,797 32,854
NUMBER OF CLAIMS APPROVED FOR PAYMENT IN THE MONTH OF JUNE 1980 (I.E. NUMBERS COVERED IN JUNE 1980 LATEST DATE AVAILABLE) Number of claims approved Potentially redundant jobs Number of workers working short-time Textiles (SIC XIII) 329 14,727 24,797 Clothing and footwear (SIC XV) 380 17,349 32,198 Separate figures are not available for hosiery and knitwear (SIC XIII MLH 417).
§ Mr. Whitlockasked the Secretary of State for Employment what was the number of temporary short-time working compensation scheme applications in textiles, SIC XIII, clothing and footwear, SIC XV, and hosiery and knitwear, SIC XIII MLH 417, which have lapsed on expiry of the six months period and the number of workers covered for each of the above industrial categories.
§ Mr. Jim LesterI regret that the information is not available in the form requested. However at 30 June 1980 in textiles (SIC XIII), 756 applications had been approved covering 95,694 workers since the beginning of the scheme. Of these, for the month of June, 329 claims were approved for payment covering 24,797 workers. Similarly, for clothing and footwear (SIC XV), of 621 applications approved since the beginning of the scheme, covering 59,567 workers, 380 claims for payment were approved in the month of June covering 32,198 workers. Separate information is not available for hosiery and knitwear (SIC XIII MLH 417).
§ Mr. Whitlockasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many redundancies have taken place in textiles, SIC XIII, clothing and footwear, SIC XV, and hosiery and knitwear, SIC XIII MLH 417, among employees covered by temporary short-time working compensation scheme applications after their eligibility for the temporary short-time working compensation scheme had expired.
§ Mr. Jim LesterI regret that the information is not available in the form requested.
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§ Mr. Jim LesterThe information requested is shown in the following tables:
§ Mr. Whitlockasked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will extend the temporary short-time working compensation scheme (a) to enable companies to re-apply for the same group of employees as had previously been covered by temporary short-time working compensation scheme applications, (b) to enable companies to benefit from the scheme for longer than six months and (c) to enable applications to be made after 31 March 1981.
§ Mr. Jim LesterThe present scheme, which is due to close for applications on 31 March 1981, will be reviewed together with other special employment measures later in the year, in line with normal practice.
§ Mr. Wigleyasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many jobs in Wales were being sustained by the temporary short-time working compensation scheme in July; and how this figure compares with that for each of the preceding six months.
§ Mr. Jim LesterI shall reply to the hon. Member as soon as possible.