§ Mr. Fieldasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many persons now unemployed in the Birkenhead travel-to-work area have been without work for one, two and three years respectively.
§ Mr. Peter MorrisonThe following table gives the numbers of unemployed people in the Birkenhead travel-to-work area who at 8 October had been on the register for the lengths of time specified.
Duration in weeks Numbers Over 52 and up to 104 weeks 5,510 Over 104 and up to 156 weeks 1,555 Over 156 weeks 2,318
Employees in employment in the Barnsley travel-to-work area at June each year (Thousands) Industry and Standard industrial classification 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 Clothing (MLH441–MLH449) 2.9 3.1 3.3 3.3 3.0 3.4 4.0 3.8 Bricks, pottery, glass, cement, etc. (Order XVI) 5.5 5.6 5.7 5.4 5.0 4.8 4.6 3.3 Engineering (Orders VII, VIII and IX) 2.8 2.6 2.6 2.8 2.8 2.7 2.6 2.7 Coalmining (MLH 101) 1.9 1.8 1.9 1.8 1.8 1.8 1.8 1.8