HC Deb 01 April 1981 vol 2 cc112-3W
Mr. Iain Mills

asked the Secretary of State for Employment what was the cost incurred in 1978,1979 and 1980 to public funds for the purchase or rental of jobcentre premises.

Mr. Peter Morrison

The purchase and rental costs of jobcentre premises are only readily available in terms of financial years. The figures are as follows:

£ million
1978–79 5.3
1979–80 6.5
* 1980–81 7.7
* Estimated outturn.

Employees in employment in manufacturing industries (Orders III to XIX of the 1968 Standard Industrial Classification)
Wolverhampton travel-to work area (000s) Wolverhampton employment office area (000s) West Midlands Region (000s)
June 1971 74 66 1,104
June 1976 64 48 979
June 1977 64 (latest available) 49 (latest available) 992
December 1980 (provisional) .. .. 842

Mrs Renée Short

asked the Secretary of State for Employment how many employees there were in employment in service industries in (a) the

Employees in employment in service industries (Orders XXII to XXVII of the 1968 Standard Industrial Classification)
Wolverhampton travel-to-work area Wolverhampton employment office area West Midlands Region
June 1971 58 54 905
June 1976 63 57 1,013
June 1977 64 (latest available) 58 (latest available) 1,021
September 1980 (provisional) .. .. 1,046

Mrs. Renée Short

asked the Secretary of State for Employment what was the ratio of registered unemployed to notified vacancies in (a) the Wolverhampton travel-to-work area and (b) the Wolverhampton employment office area in May 1979 and at the latest date for which figures are available.

Mr. Peter Morrison

Vacancy statistics relate only to those notified to employment offices and careers offices. Because vacancies notified to employment offices are

Wolverhampton travel-to-work area Number registered as unemployed (including school leavers) Notified vacancies remaining unfilled
At employment offices At careers offices
May 1979 8,181 708 67
March 1981 (provisional) 19,489 180 9

Wolverhampton employment office area
May 1979 6,565 524 67
March 1981 (provisional) 14,818 154 9

Mrs. Renée Short

asked the Secretary of State for Employment what was the percentage unemployment rate for the Wolverhampton travel-to-work area at the latest convenient date and two years previously.