§ Mr. Parryasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many jobs have been lost in (a) the Liverpool travel-to-work area since May 1979 to the latest date and (b) in the Merseyside special development area during the same period on an annual basis.
§ Mr. AlisonI regret that the information is not available. The number of net job losses or gains may be calculated by comparing employment figures at different dates, but these are not available for areas below regional level except from censuses of employment. Information is available for the June 1978 census but local results of the following census (for September 1981) are not yet ready.