§ Mr. Terry Davisasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many redundancies have arisen as a result of the refusal of the Manpower Services Commission to provide funds for Rotary "Brass Tacks" (Aston) Ltd. from January.
Unemployed for over 52 weeks—aged 20 years and over Registered unemployed Unemployed claimants April 1979 October 1982 Percentage change October 1982 October 1983 Percentage change United Kingdom 346,912 1,068,144 +207.9 900,711 1,019,415 +13.2 West Midlands region 32,317 142,936 +342.3 118,319 136,292 +15.2 Walsall travel-to-work area 2,405 12,207 +407.6 10,264 11,552 +12.5
§ Mr. Winnickasked the Secretary of State for Employment, if he will set out by region the number of: (a) adults and (b) those under 21 years of age who have been unemployed for 12 months and over; and if he will give the figures for May 1979 and the percentage differences in each region between the two dates.
§ Mr. Alan Clark[pursuant to his reply, 30 January 1984, c. 28]: The following table gives the figures for
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§ Mr. Peter MorrisonEmployees on projects funded under the community programme, or its predecessor the community enterprise programme, are generally employed for a maximum of 12 months. When funding of Rotary "Brass Tacks" (Aston) under these programmes ceased on 27 January, seven employees lost their temporary jobs.