Health and Safety Executive

HC Deb 07 July 1983 vol 45 cc159-60W

Mr. Ashley

asked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will take immediate steps to restore the 30 per cent. cuts in staffing of the Health and Safety Executive which have occurred since 1975.

Mr. Gummer

The staffing of the Health and Safety Executive is at a higher level now than it was in 1975.

Travel-to-work area	May 1979	June 1983
	Per cent.	Per cent.
Nelson*	4.2	14.0
Northwick*	4.3	14.7
Oldham*	3.7	13.7
Ormskirk*	10.8	20.8
Preston*	4.7	11.7
Rochdale	5.4	17.5
Rossendale*	4.5	13.1
Southport	7.5	16.2
St. Helens	7.8	16.4
Warrington*	5.0	14.4
Widnes*	9.9	19.7
Wigan*	8.7	18.4
*Travel-to-work area comprising two or more jobcentre areas.

Mr. Alfred Morris

asked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will publish a table showing for each year since 1978 the numbers and percentages of (a) all persons, (b) males and (c) females unemployed in the north-west.

Mr. Peter Morrison

The following are the figures for unemployed claimants at June each year from 1978.