§ Mr. Fosterasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many firms in (a) the Northern region, (b) Durham county, (c) Bishop Auckland constituency are not employing their full three per cent. quota of registered disabled people.
§ Mr. Peter Morrison[pursuant to his reply, 6 May 1981, c.65]: Information is not readily available in the precise form requested. However, on 1 June 1980, the latest date for which information is available, the figures were as follows in respect of the Manpower Services Commission's employment service division area which approximates closest to those in the question.
Number of employers not employing their full quotas of registered disabled people Area Number (a) ESD North East Area—comprising the employment districts of Newcastle, Northumberland, South Durham, South Tyne, Teeside and Wearside 1,089 (b) Durham County—comprising ESDs local employment office areas falling wholly within the County 187 (c) Bishop Auckland—comprising ESDs employment office areas of Bishop Auckland, Barnard Castle and Newton Aycliffe 38
§ Mr. Fosterasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many (a) men (b) women and (c) young
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Table 1 Numbers Unemployed at 12 February 1981 Standard Industrial Classification 1968 North Region County of Durham Bishop Auckland Parliamentary Constituency* Agriculture, forestry and fishing 1,714 369 70 Mining and quarrying 5,378 1,513 44 Food, drink and tobacco 4,050 486 42 Coal and petroleum products 195 29 4 Chemical and allied industries 3,494 436 172 Metal manufacture 9,544 3,213 85 Mechanical engineering 8,857 1,451 254 persons are registered as disabled in (1) the Northern region (2) Durham county (3) Bishop Auckland constituency, and of these how many were also registered as unemployed.
§ Mr. Peter Morrison[pursuant to his reply, 6 May 1981, c. 65]: Information is not readily available in the precise form requested. However, in April 1981, the latest date for which information is available, the figures for the Manpower Services Commission's employment service division areas were as follows:
Number of people registered as disabled under the Disabled Persons (Employment) Act 1944 at April 1981. Men Women Young people (1) ESD North East Area—comprising the employment districts of Newcastle, Northumberland, South Durham, South Tyne, Teeside and Wearside 21,720 4,061 115 (2) Durham County—comprising ESDs local employment office areas falling wholly within the county 5,812 1,028 16 (3) Bishop Auckland constituency—comprising ESDs employment office areas of Bishop Auckland, Barnard Castle and Newton Aycliffe 1,080 217 7