§ Mr. Cryerasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many young persons are registered as unemployed in Keighley travel-to-work area; and what percentage increase this represents over May 1979.
§ Mr. AlisonAt April 1982, the latest date for which the quarterly analysis by age is available, there were 268 young people under 20 years of age registered as unemployed at the Keighley employment office. This represented an increase of 162.7 per cent. since April 1979. The figures do not include young people registered at the Keighley branch careers office, who are included in the age analysis for Bradford. These numbered 59 at April 1979 and 184 at April 1982 and it is likely that most would be under 20 years of age. Easter school leavers are included in the figures for April 1982 but not for April 1979.
§ Mr. Cryerasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many jobs are currently supported by the temporary short-time working compensation scheme in the Keighley travel-to-work area.
§ Mr. AlisonThe number of potentially redundant jobs for which reimbursement for support was claimed under the temporary short-time working compensation scheme in May 1982 in the Keighley travel-to-work area was 152.
§ Mr. Cryerasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many redundancies are currently reported to take place in July and August in the Keighley travel-to-work area.
§ Mr. WaddingtonThere are no comprehensive statistics of redundancies. The provisional number of redundancies, in groups of 10 or more employees, reported to the Manpower Services Commission as due to occur in the Keighley travel-to-work area in July 1982 is 40. There have been no redundancies recorded as due to occur in August 1982.
§ Mr. Cryerasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many (a) adult males and (b) adult females have been unemployed for up to six months, up to 12 months, 12 months to 24 months, and over 24 months in the Keighley travel-to-work area.
§ Mr. AlisonThe following table gives the numbers of males and females aged 18 years and over registered as unemployed at the Keighley employment office who, at 15 April, had been on the register for the lengths of time specified. The figures do not include some young people registered at the Keighley branch careers office, who appear in the age and duration analysis for Bradford.
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Duration in weeks Male Female Up to 26 weeks 991 530 Over 26 and up to 52 weeks 570 250 Over 52 and up to 104 weeks 712 210 Over 104 weeks 240 76
§ Mr. Cryerasked the Secretary of State for Employment what is the percentage increase in unemployment in the Keighley travel-to-work area since May 1979.
§ Mr. AlisonBetween May 1979 and June 1982 the numbers registered as unemployed in the Keighley employment office area increased by 181 per cent. The figures on which the increase is based include school leavers and are not seasonally adjusted.