§ Mr. Knoxasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many people under 25 years were registered as unemployed at each employment office in north Staffordshire at the last date for which figures are available; and how these figures compare with those of 1975 and 1980.
§ Mr. Alan ClarkThe following table gives, for the areas specified, the numbers of people under 25 years of age registered as unemployed in July 1975 and July 1980 and the corresponding numbers for unemployed claimants in April 1984, the latest available. It also gives the figures on both bases for October 1982.
The comparisons are affected by the change in the basis of the unemployment count in October 1982. In particular, young people registering at careers offices outside their area of residence were, under the registration system, allocated to the area in which they registered as unemployed; under the claimants-based system they are allocated to the jobcentre area in which they live.
Unemployed aged under 25 years Registered unemployed Unemployed claimants Jobcentre area July 1975 July 1980 October 1982 October 1982 April 1984 Biddulph 115 183 328 334 299 Burslem 399 1,351 1,893 1,845 1,460 Cheadle 112 112 352 367 320 Hanley 629 1,968 2,654 2,193 1,865 Kidsgrove 174 237 585 767 686 Leek 291 716 581 470 460 Longton 620 1,608 2,428 1,812 1,526 Newcastle under Lyme 951 1,667 2,474 1,977 1,706 Stoke on Trent 252 393 740 1,343 1,117
§ Mr. Ashleyasked the Secretary of State for Employment for each year since 1979, what has been (a) the national unemployment rate, (b) the number of registered disabled people and (c) the unemployment rate of registered disabled people.
§ Mr. Alan ClarkThe claimant unemployment rate, the number of registered disabled people and the percentage of registered disabled people who are registered as unemployed are shown in the following table:
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Claimant unemployment Registered disabled Percentage of registered disabled registered as unemployed per cent per cent 1979 4.9 482,006 12.3 1980 6.1 470,588 12.8
Claimant unemployment Registered disabled Percentage of registered disabled registered as unemployed per cent per cent 1981 9.7 460,178 15.8 1982 11.3 447,259 16.9 1983 12.2 433,177 n/a 1984 12.4 420,473 n/a Registration as a disabled person is voluntary and these figures do not as a result provide a true picture of disabled people in the labour force.
§ Mr. Maplesasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many of those registered as unemployed are estimated not to be genuinely available for full-time work.
§ Mr. Alan ClarkPeople registering as unemployed for the purpose of claiming benefit are required to sign a declaration that they are able and willing to work on the days for which they claim. Doubts about availability are referred to the independent adjudicating authorities, but there is no general estimate of the number of claimants who are not genuinely available.
§ Mr. Maplesasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many of those registered as unemployed are estimated to have income from (a) part-time employment, (b) casual employment and (c) pensions from early retirement.
§ Mr. Alan ClarkThis information is not available. Benefit may be reduced as a result of income from part-time or casual employment or from occupational pensions but separate statistics on these cases are not collected.