§ Mr. Deakinsasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many people are unemployed in the Walthamstow-Leyton area; and how many of these have been unemployed under 12 months, between 12 and 24 months and over 24 months.
§ Mr. AlisonI shall reply to the hon. Member as soon as possible.
§ Mr. Deakinsasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many people in the Walthamstow-Leyton area are being supported under the special employment measures.
§ Mr. AlisonThe following table details the number of people in the Walthamstow-Leyton area being supported under the various special employment measures:
Measure N u m b e r supported Temporary short-time working compensation scheme NIL Job release scheme 149 Youth opportunities Programme* 290 Community industry NIL Community enterprise Programme/community Programme 4 Young workers scheme† * The figure quoted is the cumulative total of entrants into the programme from April 1982 to September 1982. † The figure quoted is for the total number of applications approved since the start of the scheme in January 1982.