§ Mr. Bidwellasked the Secretary of State for Employment what is the latest available estimate of the number of (a) skilled construction workers and (b) workers whose last job was in the building industry who are unemployed (i) in the London borough of Ealing and (ii) in the Greater London Council area.
§ Mr. AlisonThe following table gives for October 1981 the numbers of unemployed people registered for employment in skilled construction occupations. It also gives for August 1981 the numbers of unemployed people who last worked in the construction industry. There will be a further industrial analysis of the unemployed in May 1982.
Unemployment statistics are not available for London boroughs, and figures are given in the table for the area covered by the Acton, Ealing and Southall employment offices, which corresponds closely to the London borough of Ealing.
Number of skilled construction workers unemployed October 1981 Number unemployed who last worked in the construction industry August 1981 Acton, Ealing and Southall employment office areas 406 1,099 Greater London 15,391 39,584
§ Mrs. Renée Shortasked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will publish in the Official Report a breakdown of the number of unemployed in the different trades in the building industry for (a) Wolverhampton and (b) the West Midlands; and if he will give the comparable figures for April 1979.
§ Mr. AlisonThe following table gives for April 1979 and October 1981, the last date for which the information is available, the numbers of unemployed people registered at employment offices for employment in skilled contstruction occupations.
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Wolverhampton employment office West Midlands region April 1979 October 1981 April 1979 October 1981 Carpenters and joiners 23 70 572 1,549 Electricians 4 17 80 537 Linesmen and cable jointers — 1 9 17 Heating and ventilating engineering fitters 1 — 25 162 Plumber and pipe fitters 12 1 201 881 Scaffolders (metal scaffolding) 3 8 100 249 Other steel erectors and riggers and cable splicers 7 22 235 550 Painters and decorators 48 96 887 1,902 Bricklayers and stone setters 23 83 520 2,031 Plasterers 10 26 180 609 Terrazzo workers and tile setters 3 — 36 73 Roofers 6 2 164 456 Glaziers 1 27 39 121 General builders 4 17 133 343 Pipe layers and jointers 7 12 89 199 Concreters — 2 26 78 Earth movers and civil engineering equipment operators 10 13 143 389 Crane, hoist and other materials handling equipment operators 2 28 138 334 Total 164 425 3,577 10,480