§ Mr. David Watkinsasked the Secretary of State for Employment what were the numbers and percentages of unemployed persons for each travel-to-work area in county Durham at the last date for which figures are available.
§ Mr. Peter MorrisonFollowing is the information at 14 May 1981:
Number Percentage Rate Barnard Castle 386 8.4 Central Durham* 8,160 11.8 Consett* 8,096 25.6 Darlington and South-West Durham* 10,055 12.1 Peterlee* 3,913 14.3 * Comprising two or more employment office areas.
§ Mr. David Watkinsasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many persons were, in May, supported in employment in the Consett and Stanley travel-to-work area by the temporary short-time working compensation scheme.
§ Mr. Peter MorrisonThe figures for May are not yet available. However, in the Consett travel-to-work area, which comprises the Consett and Stanley employment office areas, the number of jobs stated to be at risk in the applications from companies that were current in April 1981 were 218.