HC Deb 21 November 1983 vol 49 cc54-5W
Mr. Fisher

asked the Secretary of State for Employment how many redundancy notifications were given during the last month for which statistics are available for the Stoke on Trent travel-to-work area.

Mr. Alan Clark

Thirty seven redundancies* were confirmed as due to occur in the Stoke on Trent travel-to-work area in September 1983, the latest month for which statistics are available. * Provisional figures.

Mr. Fisher

asked the Secretary of State for Employment how many young persons aged 16 to 18 years were unemployed in the Stoke on Trent travel-to-work area during the last month for which statistics are available.

Mr. Alan Clark

On 13 October, the number of unemployed claimants aged 18 years and under in the Stoke on Trent travel-to-work area was 3,654.