§ Mrs. Renée Shortasked the Secretary of State for Employment what has been the average annual number of those unemployed for one year or more in (a) Wolverhampton, (b) the West Midlands and (c) Great Britain as a whole each year since 1970.
§ Mr. Peter MorrisonThe follow⋆ing table gives for the West Midlands region and for Great Britain the numbers registered as unemployed for over 52 weeks, where available, at October each year from 1970. It also gives corresponding information for the Wolverhampton employment office area from 1976. Figures on an annual basis could be provided only at disproportionate cost.
October each year Wolverhampton employment office area West Midlands Great Britain 1970 * 6,960 101,669 1971 * 9,838 129,909 1972 * 15,825 177,616 1973 * 11,760 142,562 1974 * * 127,720 1975 * 13,564 161,224 1976 2,151 * * 1977 1,770 35,235 324,284 1978 1,887 33,019 333,078
Number of below quota employers who had NOT been issued with permits during the previous 12 months, and the percentage of all employers subject to quota re-presented by those numbers. Number of below quota employers who had been issued with permits during the previous 12 months and the percentage of all employers subject to quota represented by those numbers. Number of below quota employers who had been issued with bulk permits during the previous 12 months and the percentage of all employers issued with permits re-presented by those numbers. Year (as at 1 June) per cent. per cent. per cent. 1974 10,076 (18.2) 23,030 (41.8) data not available 1975 10,729 (20.2) 21.611 (40.7) 20,o34 (92.7) 1976 9,707 (19.2) 21,358 (42.1) 20,111 (94.2) 1977 10,060 (19.9) 21,703 (43.0) 20,562 (94.7) 1978 8,661 (18.0) 21,785 (45.2) 20,866 (95.8) 1979 8,822 (18.3) 22,412 (46.4) 21,789 (97.2) 1980 8,225 (17.7) 22,001 (47.2) 21,660 (98.5) 1981 7,890 (18.0) 21,183 (48.4) 20,841 (98.4)
§ Mr. Ashleyasked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will list, for each year since 1974, of the firms that had been issued with bulk permits during the previous 12 months, the number and percentage of firms (a) that had been visited by a disablement resettlement officer during that 12 months and (b) that had vacancies during those 12 months and that had notified their local jobcentre or employment exchange of those vacancies arising in the firm during the period of the validity of the bulk permit.
§ Mr. Alison[pursuant to his reply, 11 November 1981, c. 103–4.]: I am advised by the Manpower Services Commission that the information requested is not available. 138W
October each year Wolverhampton employment office area West Midlands Great Britain 1979 2,142 36,029 337,033 1980 2,629 41,982 378,559 1981 5,697 99,451 746,604 * Not available.