HC Deb 24 March 1981 vol 1 cc297-8W
44. Mr. Peter Bottomley

asked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will make a statement on the Government's attitude to the creation of single status employment in private and public employment.

Mr. Waddington

The Government support the removal of unjustified distinctions in conditions of employment between different categories of employee.

Mr. Peter Morrison

Unemployment rates are calculated for some employment office areas singly. Otherwise, they are calculated for travel-to-work areas which comprise two or more employment office areas. The following table gives the provisional rates of unemployment at 12 March for the relevant areas.

Per cent.
Maltby employment office area 14.5
Rotherham employment office area 13.0
Sheffield travel-to-work area* 9.7
*The Sheffield travel-to-work area comprises the employment office areas of Chapeltown, Dinnington, Firth Park, Sheffield and Woodhouse.