§ Dr. Roger Thomasasked the Secretary of State for Employment (1) what was the rate of increase between July 1979 and July 1982 in the number of persons registered as unemployed for more than two years for (i) England, (ii) each county in England and (iii) each of the economic regions;
(2) what was the rate of increase between July 1979 and July 1982 in the number of persons registered as unemployed for more than 52 weeks for (i) England, (ii) each county in England and (iii) each of the economic regions.
§ Mr. AlisonThe information for July 1982 is not yet available.
§ Dr. Roger Thomasasked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will publish in the Official Report the unemployment figures for each county in England categorised by sex, age, and the duration of unemployment in (a) July 1979 and (b) July 1982 together with the rate of change between July 1979 and July 1982 in each of the figures.
§ Mr. AlisonThe information could be provided only at disproportionate cost.
§ Dr. Roger Thomasasked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will publish in the Official Report the unemployment figures for each of the economic regions categorised by sex, age, and the duration of unemployment in (a) July 1979 and (b) July 1982 together with the rate of change in the figures between July 1979 and July 1982.
§ Mr. AlisonThe information for July 1979 was published in the August 1979 issue ofEmployment Gazette. Similar information for July 1982 is not yet available but should be published in the August 1982 gazette.
§ Dr. Roger Thomasasked the Secretary of State for Employment what was the number unemployed by order of Standard Industrial Classification and the number of vacancies in each region of the United Kingdom in (a) May 1979, (b) July 1979, (c) November 1979, (d) November 1981, (e) May 1982 and (f) July 1982.
§ Mr. AlisonIndustrial analyses of the numbers registered as unemployed in the United Kingdom have been published inEmployment Gazette. The June 1979 and December 1979 issues included information for May and November 1979, respectively. Figures for May 1982 will appear in the July issue. No analysis was made in 591W respect of July 1979, November 1981 and July 1982. Corresponding information for vacancies for those of the dates specified for which analyses were made was published in the issues of June 1979, December 1979, December 1981 and June 1982. Similar information for regions could be provided only at disproportionate cost.
§ Mr. Brocklebank-Fowlerasked the Secretary of State for employment if he will publish in the Official Report
August 1979 August 1980 August 1981 July 1982 (provisional) Employment office area Number Percentage rate Number Percentage rate Number Percentage rate Number Percentage rate King's Lynn 1,472 5.2 2,116 7.5 3,519 12.5 3,975 14.1 Hunstanton 291 8.1 439 12.3 588 16.5 697 19.7 Fakenham 539 7.4 634 8.6 908 12.3 955 14.1 Swaffham 397 *5.1 513 *7.7 801 *11.4 877 *12.6 Downham Market 339 5.7 500 8.3 707 11.7 804 13.3 * The percentage rate of unemployment relates to the Thetford travel-to-work area which comprises the Brandon, Swaffham and Thetford employment office areas.
§ Mr. Pendryasked the Secretary of State for Employment (1) if he will list the unemployment rate in each of the travel-to-work areas which lost their assisted area status in his recent review;
(2) if he will set out the increase in unemployment in Liverpool, Toxteth and Brixton for each month since June 1981 and the increase in youth unemployment for the same period.
§ Mr. Prescottasked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will list the annual rate of change in the level of unemployment in every region of the United Kingdom in each year since 1960.
§ Mr. AlisonI shall reply to the hon. Members as soon as possible.