§ Mr. Brocklebank-Fowlerasked the Prime Minister if she will list those employment areas within the United Kingdom with unemployment over 25 per cent., and which receive no special support from the Government outside the Manpower Services Commission programmes.
§ The Prime MinisterAll-travel-to work areas having an unemployment rate of 25 per cent. and above as at 9
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Eligible for aid from Travel to work area Assisted area scheme Development Commission WDA DBRW SDA HIDB Clacton-on-Sea — — — — — — Hunstanton — X — — — — Falmouth X — — — — — Helston X X — — — — Ilfracombe X X — — — — Newquay X X — — — — St. Ives X X — — — — Corby X — — — — — Mabelthorpe X X — — — — Skegness X X — — — — Mexborough X — — — — — Rotherham X — — — — — Whitby X X — — — — Ormskirk X — — — — — Consett X X — — — — Hartlepool X — — — — — Ebbw Vale X — X — — — Holyhead X — X — — — Lampeter X — X X — — Pembroke Dock X — X — — — Rhyl X — X — — — Tenby X — X — — — Anstruther X — — — X — Arbroath X — — — X — Forres X — — — X — Fort William X — — — X X Irvine X — — — X — Portree X — — — X X Rothesay X — — — X X Sandquhar X — — — X — Stornaway X — — — X X Armagh X — — — — — Ballymena X — — — — — Coleraine X — — — — — December 1982 either receive or are eligible to receive special Government aid in addition to support under the Manpower Services Commission programmes.
§ Mr. Brocklebank-Fowlerasked the Prime Minister if she will list in the Official Report all those employment areas in the United Kingdom where unemployment is over 20 per cent., showing what Government assistance is available for each area.
§ The Prime MinisterThe attached table lists those jobcentre areas, either singly or grouped to form travel-to-work areas, which had an unemployment rate of 20 per cent. or above at 9 December 1982.
All these areas are covered by the national special employment measures operated in Great Britain by the Department of Employment and the Manpower Services Commission and in Northern Ireland by the Department of Economic Development. Additionally, many of the areas (as shown on the table) have status under the assisted area scheme administered by the Department of Industry in Great Britain and by the Department of Economic Development in Northern Ireland. This confers eligibility for a wide range of help including automatic grants towards the cost of plant and machinery.
A number of areas are eligible for aid from the development commission. Others (as shown on the table) can receive aid from the Scottish Development Agency, the Highlands and Islands Development Board, the Welsh Development Agency and the Development Board of Rural Wales.
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Eligible for aid from Travel to work area Assisted area scheme Development Commission WDA DBRW SDA HIDB Cookstown X — — — — — Downpatrick X — — — — — Dungannon X — — — — — Enniskillen X — — — — — Londonderry X — — — — — Newry X — — — — — Omagh X — — — — — Strabane X — — — — — WDA-Welsh Development Agency. SDA-Scottish Development Agency. DBRW-Development Board for Rural Wales. HIDB-Highlands and Islands Development Board.