§ Mr. Fisherasked the Secretary of State for Employment what percentage of unemployed adults in the Stoke-on-Trent travel-to-work area has been out of work for 12 months or longer.
§ Mr. Alan ClarkOn 13 October, 43.3 per cent. of all unemployed claimants aged 18 years and over in the Stoke-on-Trent travel-to-work area had been unemployed for over 52 weeks.
§ Mr. Dubsasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many people are unemployed in Wandsworth; and how this compares with May 1979.
§ Mr. Alan ClarkOn 13 October 1983, the number of unemployed claimants in the area covered by the 13alliam, Clapham Junction and Tooting jobcentres, which corresponds closely to Wandsworth, was 15,576. The number of registered unemployed in the area on 10 May 1979 was 5,698. The figures include school leavers and are not seasonally adjusted.
§ Mr. Duffyasked the Secretary of State for Employment what are the unemployment levels for males and females separately in Sheffield in 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982 and to date.
§ Mr. Alan ClarkThe following table gives, for the Sheffield jobcentre area, the figures for registered unemployed in October each year from 1979 to 1981 and the figures for unemployed claimants in October 1982 and 1983.
October each year Male Female Registered unemployed 1979 1,139 3,629 1980 13,317 5,385 1981 22,321 8,179 Unemployed claimants 1982 19,370 6,398 1983 20,054 7,462