HC Deb 14 November 1983 vol 48 cc318-9W
Mr. Wainwright

asked the Secretary of State for Employment how many people in (a) Yorkshire and Humberside, (b) west Yorkshire and (c) the Huddersfield area are now in receipt of the enterprise allowance.

Mr. Alan Clark

At 8 November 1983 the number of people in receipt of the enterprise allowance in Yorkshire and Humberside and West Yorkshire was as follows:

Number
Yorkshire and Humberside 1,269
West Yorkshire 721

Separate figures are not available for Huddersfield. Figures for Huddersfield are included in those for the Manpower Services Commission's employment division area covering Bradford, Halifax and Dewsbury as well as Huddersfield. The number of people currently receiving the Enterprise Allowance in that area is 357.