§ Mr. David Watkinsasked the Secretary of State for Employment what were the numbers and percentages of unemployed persons for each travel-to-work area in county Durham at the latest date for which figures are available.
§ Mr. AlisonThe following is the information at 15 April:
Number registered as unemployed Percentage rate of unemployment. Barnard Castle 498 10.9 Central Durham* 9,449 13.7 Consett* 8,098 25.6 Darlington and south-west Durham* 11,541 13.9 Peterlee* 4,663 17.1 * Travel-to-work area comprising two or more employment office areas.
§ Mrs. Renée Shortasked the Secretary of State for Employment what is the percentage rise in (a) 327W Wolverhampton and (b) the West Midlands since May 1979 for unemployment generally and for ethnic minorities, the disabled and women, respectively; and what were the number of unemployed people, ethnic minorities, disabled, women and young people, respectively, in (i) Wolverhampton and (ii) the West Midlands on 1 May 1979 and April 1982.
§ Mr. AlisonThe following table gives the information for the dates nearest to those specified.
Total number of people registered as unemployed (including school leavers and not seasonally adjusted). Wolverhampton employment office area West Midlands region Total of which, females Total of which, females 10 May 1979 6,565 2,108 117,689 34,869 15 April 1982 17,811 4,743 346,392 95,011 Percentage increase 171.3 125.0 194.3 172.5
Wolverhampton employment office area West Midlands region Ethnic minorities registered as unemployed (including school leavers and not seasonally adjusted) 10 May 1979 1,265 10,558 11 February 1982* 2,741 30,036 Percentage increase 116.7 184.5 Disabled people included in the registered unemployed 10 May 1979 664 12,928 15 April 1982 1,060 22,505 Percentage increase 59.6 74.1 Young people under 20 years of age registered as unemployed 5 April 1979 1,259 18,305 15 April 1982 3,417 55,230 * Latest available. Note: Easter school leavers are included in the figures for April 1982 but not for April 1979.