§ Mr. David Youngasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many applications for short-time working have been applied for, industry by industry, in the North West during the last quarter; how many workers are covered, industry by industry; and what were the comparable figures over the previous 18 months.
February to April 1981 August to October 1979 Number of jobs stated as being at risk in original applications Number of jobs stated as being at risk in original applications Applications Applications Mining and Quarrying 3 85 Food, Drink and Tobacco 15 1136 Chemicals and allied industries 35 901 Metal Manufacture 49 1459 1 48 Mechanical Engineering 105 4477 3 235 Instrument Engineering 4 103 Electrical Engineering 26 782 Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering 11 719 2 90 Vehicles 19 1115 Metal Goods net elsewhere specified 59 1257 1 38 Textiles 86 3929 34 2977 Leather, Leather Goods and Fur 7 89 Clothing and Footwear 96 2790 3 124 Bricks, Pottery, Glass, Cement, etc 21 979 Timber, Furniture, etc 28 1121 Paper, Printing and Publishing 30 790 1 49 Other Manufacturing Industries 25 598 Construction 24 474 Gas, Electricity and Water 7 100 Transport and Communication 21 319 Distributive Trades 33 616 Insurance, Banking, Finance and Business Services 3 70 Professional and Scientific Services 6 80 Miscellaneous Services 12 213 Total 725 24202 45 3561