§ Mr. Woolmerasked the Secretary of State for Employment what was the total number of workers on the short-time working compensation scheme at the end of each quarter in 1980 and 1981 to date.
§ Mr. Peter MorrisonThe following table shows the figures requested. Because of changes made from 1 April 1980 in the method of calculating the number of people helped under the scheme, the end of March 1980 would not be comparable, and the figure for the end of April 1980 is given instead.
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Number of Potentially Redundant Jobs Numbers of Workers Sharing End of April 1980 50,434 93,100 End of June 1980 65,026 126,873 End of September 1980 115,600 236,439 End of December 1980 269,663 595,513 End of March 1981 438,120 984,358 End of June 1981 309,742 557,381
§ Mr. Woolmerasked the Secretary of State for Employment what is the breakdown by industry of the total number of workers on the short-time working compensation scheme at the latest available date.
§ Mr. Peter MorrisonThe following table shows the figures requested:
June 1981 SIC Order Number of Potentially Redundant Jobs Number of Workers Sharing Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing 1 88 157 Mining and quarrying 2 3,891 9,552 Food, Drink and Tobacco 3 6,851 14,011 Coal and Petroleum Products 4 356 618 Chemicals and Allied Industries 5 6,164 12,670 Metal Manufacture 6 36,586 61,604 Mechanical Engineering 7 47,348 85,643 Instrument Engineering 8 4,116 8,821 Electrical Engineering 9 22,818 50,235 Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering 10 1,073 1,940 Vehicles 11 45,556 80,674 Metal Goods not elsewhere specified 12 37,508 68,657 Textiles 13 20,082 27,734 Leather, Leather goods and fur 14 2,162 3,085 Clothing and footwear 15 24,280 38,939 Bricks, pottery, glass, cement, etc. 16 8,865 17,444 Timber, Furniture, etc. 17 9,930 16,310 Paper, Printing and Publishing 18 7,086 11,633 Other Manufacturing Industries 19 9,469 16,238 Construction 20 3,309 6,126 Gas, Electricity and Water 21 268 398 Transport and Communication 22 2,543 5,600 Distributive Trades 23 7,290 15,730 Insurance, Banking, Finance 24 83 310 Professional and Scientific Services 25 344 588 Miscellaneous Services 26 1,676 2,464 Public Administration and Defence 27 — — Total Great Britain 309,742 557,381
§ Mr. Woolmerasked the Secretary of State for Employment what is the total number of persons on the short-time working compensation scheme in the United Kingdom at the latest available date; and what is the regional breakdown of that number.
§ Mr. Peter MorrisonThe following table shows the figures requested. Information is obtainable for Great Britain only.
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June 1981 Number of potentially redundant jobs Number of workers sharing Northern Region 12,013 18,062 Yorkshire and Humberside Region 45,576 81,120 Midlands Region 102,854 176,161 North-West Region 50,491 88,980 London Region 14,586 26,902 South-East Region 36,049 75,354 South-West Region 13,534 23,897 Wales 17,586 33,487 Scotland 17,053 33,418 Total: Great Britain 309,742 557,381