§ Mrs. Renée Short asked the Secretary of State for Employment how many persons were on the short—time working compensation scheme in the United Kingdom at the latest available date; and what is the regional breakdown of that number.
§ Mr. Peter Morrison:The following table shows the figures requested. Information is obtainable for Great Britain only.
September 1981 Region Number of Potentially
Redundant Jobs
Number of Workers sharing Short Time
Working
Northern 4,276 9,711 Yorkshire & Humberside 26,482 45,147 Midlands 65,058 121,337 North West 27,279 44,519 London 6,313 8,720 South East 21,947 36,523 South West 5,577 11,832 Wales 8,487 15,739 Scotland 13,245 25,860 Total for Great Britain 178,664 319,388 Mrs. Renée Short asked the Secretary of State for Employment what is the breakdown by industry of the total number of workers on the short—time working compensation scheme at the latest available date.
§ Mr. Peter Morrison:The following table, for Great Britain, shows the figures requested:
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September 1981 SIC Order
Industry Number of Potentially
Redundant
Jobs
Number of Workers
Sharing
Short Time
1 Agriculture, Foresting, Fishing 28 51 2 Mining and Quarrying 144 402 3 Food, Drink and Tobacco 2,597 4,810 4 Coal and Petroleum Products 98 181 5 Chemicals and Allied Industries 3,066 5,122 6 Metal Manufacture 17,310 29,663 7 Mechanical Engineering 33,126 61,788 8 Instrument Engineering 1,979 2,777 9 Electrical Engineering 15,596 36,650
SIC Order
Industry Number of Potentially
Redundant
Jobs
Number of Workers
Sharing
Short Time
10 Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering 945 1,150 11 Vehicles 24,635 45,515 12 Metal Goods not elsewhere specified 20,549 38,664 13 Textiles 13,045 20,912 14 Leather, Leather Goods and Fur 625 699 15 Clothing and Footwear 14,223 18,672 16 Bricks, Pottery, Glass, Cement etc 8,369 14,963 17 Timber, Furniture etc. 5,030 8,568 18 Paper, Printing and Publishing 3,112 4,439 19 Other Manfacturing Industries 4,368 6,777 20 Construction 2,626 3,286 21 Gas, Electricity and Water 57 68 22 Transport and Communication 1,720 4,060 23 Distribution Trades 3,795 8,629 24 Insurance, Banking Finance and Business Services 20 42 25 Professional and Scientific Services 319 381 26 Miscellaneous Services 1,282 1,119 27 Public Administration and Defence Total Great Britain 178,664 319,388