§ Mrs. Renée Shortasked the Prime Minister what progress is being made in bringing jobcentres, unemployment benefit offices and social security offices together in one building.
§ The Prime MinisterThe hon. Member probably has in mind recommendation 44 of the report on the general employment service in Great Britain published earlier this month. The recommendation was concerned with the sensible use of office space in small towns and rural areas and not with the general amalgamation of services. The Manpower Services Commission will be considering this along with the other recommendations in the report and will report to the Secretary of State for Employment in due course.
Unemployed for over a year January 1979 April 1979 July 1979 October 1979 January 1980 April 1980 July 1980 South Glamorgan 3,389 3,504 3,960 3,785 3,880 3,814 3,947 Mid Glamorgan 4,007 4,047 4,110 4,211 4,282 4,364 4,576 West Glamorgan 2,533 2,601 2,801 3,042 3,177 3,176 3,390 Gwent 4,134 4,259 4,348 4,141 4,122 4,214 4,368 Dyfed 2,142 2,047 1,845 1,885 1,915 1,874 1,821 Powys 406 388 372 424 346 334 341 Gwynedd 2,116 2,131 2,006 1,880 1,922 1,832 1,732 Clwyd 4,117 3,808 3,601 3,440 3,316 3,090 3,051
October 1980 January 1981 April 1981 July 1981 October 1981 January 1982 April 1982 South Glamorgan 4,194 4,565 4,923 5,847 6,931 7,721 8,417 Mid Glamorgan 3,729 5,680 6,526 7,957 9,817 10,853 11,452 West Glamorgan 3,733 4,221 4,803 5,804 8,138 9,080 9,934 Gwent 4,882 5,458 6,100 7,120 9,383 10,563 11,249 Dyfed 2,111 2,402 2,717 3,246 4,135 4,587 4,701 Powys 356 413 515 633 766 839 959 Gwynedd 1,921 2,144 2,276 2,662 3,276 3,830 3,873 Clwyd 3,312 3,665 4,904 6,244 7,632 8,534 9,073