§ Mr. David Youngasked the Secretary of State for Employment what were the figures, region by region, of the numbers of workers on the temporary short-lime working compensation scheme on 31 March 1981 and 1980.
§ Mr. Peter MorrisonOn 1 April 1980 changes were made in the method of calculating the number of people helped under the scheme. It is not therefore possible to give comparable figures for March 1980. The table below compares those covered by the scheme on 28 February 1981 with 30 April 1980. The statistics for 31 March 1981 are not yet available.
Region Workers covered by scheme 28.2.81 Workers covered by scheme 30.4.80 Northern 39,592 9,666 Yorks and Humberside 147,943 15,880 South-East 125,840 2,241 London 37,574 818 South-West 29,806 2,122 Wales 45,645 13,430 Midlands 351,121 29,167 North-West 107,934 11,937 Scotland 73,214 7,839