§ Mr. Michael Brownasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many press and public relations officers are currently employed in his Department; what is the total cost per annum; and what were the comparable figures for May 1979 and May 1980.
§ Mr. WaddingtonDetails of the numbers of information officer group staff employed in Department of Employment group press offices are given below together with the salary costs. These staff figures are only available quarterly and in each case the nearest quarterly date has been used.
of workers in the clothing industry who were unemployed in each year since 1970; and what percentage of the clothing industry's workforce they represented (i) in Great Britain and (ii) in the London borough of Haringey.
§ Mr. Peter MorrisonUnemployment statistics are collected for employment office areas but not for London boroughs. Those in the table below are for the Tottenham and Wood Green employment office areas which, together, approximate to the London borough of Haringey. The table gives the available information for those unemployed who last worked in the clothing industries (Minimum list headings 441 to 446 and 449 of the standard industrial classification). For Great Britain the numbers and percentage rates are given at August each year from 1970. For the Tottenham and Wood Green employment office areas the numbers are given from 1976. Rates of unemployment are not calculated for local areas within Greater London.
Figures on an annual average basis could be provided only at disproportionate cost.
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Unemployment in the clothing industries August each year Great Britain Tottenham and Wood Green employment office areas Number unemployed Percentage rate of unemployment Number unemployed 1970 5,244 1.5 * 1971 7,700 2.2 * 1972 8,860 2.6 *
August each year Great Britain Tottenham and Wood Green employment office areas Number unemployed Percentage rate of unemployment Number unemployed 1973 5,196 1.5 * 1974 5,275 1.6 * 1975 10,924 3.5 * 1976 17,599 5.7 229 1977 19,589 6.2 296 1978 20,337 6.6 210 1979 18,097 5.8 161 1980 30,124 10.2 418 1981 39,995 14.5 775 *Not available.
§ Mr. Raceasked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will publish a table in the Official Report showing for each year since 1970 (i) the number of establishments in the clothing industry covered by Wages Council minimum pay rates, (ii) the total number of workers in those establishments, (iii) the percentage of clothing establishments inspected by the Wages Inspectorate each year, (iv) the percentage of those inspected that were found to be
Region 1 April 1972 to 31 March 1973 1 April 1973 to 31 March 1974 Northern 3,001 2,680 Yorks and Humberside 1,490 1,447 Eastern and Southern 1,105 599 London and South East 655 411 South West 1,401 801 Wales 1,365 1,155 Midlands 1,323 802 North Western 2,706 2,312 Scotland 5,511 5,030 Totals 18,557 15,237 42W
Area 1.4.74 to 31.3.75 1.4.75 to 31.3.76 *1.4.76 to 31.3.77 1.4.77 to 31.3.78 1.4.78 to 31.3.79 1.4.79 to 31.3.80 1.4.80 to 31.3.81 1.4.81 to 30.9.81 London North West 33 62 78 82 63 16 11 96 London North East 25 45 65 88 70 13 9 8 London South 63 88 154 124 95 20 9 15 South East 205 333 426 391 263 128 98 — Southern 265 467 569 693 467 173 145 131 Eastern 307 470 621 657 443 223 228 203 South West 921 1,404 1,720 1,637 1,458 755 384 214 North West 1,021 1,220 1,931 2,064 1,489 489 273 — Manchester 336 456 643 990 858 258 124 163 Merseyside 778 1,209 2,046 2,336 2,427 1,260 519 296 Wales 1,275 1,611 2,287 2,608 2,513 977 612 288 Western 238 419 685 725 463 229 133 — West Midlands 303 518 691 657 500 255 238 215 Scotland West 2,144 1,779 2,786 3,588 2,787 1,298 804 280 Scotland East and North 2,622 2,290 3,464 3,652 3,089 1,246 654 294 North East 1,786 1,442 2,145 2,614 2,774 1,288 693 304 East Pennine 1,294 1,142 2,043 2,323 2,206 747 437 271 East Midlands 722 746 1,082 1,311 932 410 297 160 Total 14,333 15,701 23,436 26,540 22,897 9,785 5,668 2,938 * Includes an estimated figure for quarter ended 31 December 1976. Actual figures not available. illegally underpaying at least one of their workers and (v) the amount of arrears paid back to clothing workers who were found to be underpaid.
§ Mr. AlisonI shall reply to the hon. Member as soon as possible.