§ Mr. Ashleyasked the Secretary of State for Employment what proportion of the long-term unemployed (a) in the west midlands and (b) nationally have been out of work for two years and over.
§ Mr. Alan ClarkOn 5 April 1984, the latest date for which an analysis by duration of unemployment is available, of the numbers of unemployed claimants in the west midlands region and the United Kingdom who had been unemployed for over 52 weeks, 57.2 per cent. and 53.8 per cent., respectively, had been unemployed for over 104 weeks.
§ Mr. Ashleyasked the Secretary of State for Employment what proportion of unemployed people in the 267W west midlands are long-term unemployed; and how the figures compare with the proportions nationally and in the assisted areas.
§ Mr. Alan ClarkOn 5 April 1984, the latest date for which an analysis by duration of unemployment is available, of the total number of unemployed claimants in the west midlands region, 46.3 per cent. had been unemployed for over 52 weeks. The corresponding proportions for the United Kingdom and the assisted areas were 39.2 per cent. and 41.9 per cent., respectively.
§ Mr. Boyesasked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will list the figures for the number of unemployed in the Houghton and Washington constituency, and the Houghton and Washington jobcentres, by age, sex, and duration of unemployment for 1 January 1984 and 1 January 1979.
§ Mr. Alan ClarkI shall reply to the hon. Member as soon as possible.
§ Mr. Tony Banksasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many people with disabilities were registered as unemployed in January 1983 and in January 1984 in the Greater London area, both in total and by borough.
§ Mr. Alan ClarkOn 4 March 1983 there were 20,431 disabled people who were unemployed and registered for employment at jobcentres and careers offices in the Manpower Services Commission's London region, and on 2 March 1984 the comparable figure was 8,193.
I regret that information is not available broken down by London borough.
§ Mr. Tony Banksasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many people with disabilities were placed in employment by disablement resettlement officers in the Greater London area in the 12 months to December 1982 and in the 12 months to December 1983.
§ Mr. Alan ClarkIn the 12 months to December 1982, 4,033 disabled people were placed into employment by disablement resettlement officers in jobcentres in the Manpower Services Commission's London region. In the 12 months to December 1983, these officers placed 3,120 disabled people into employment. In addition, a significant number of disabled people will have found jobs with the help of non-specialist employment service staff, in particular through the use of self-service vacancy displays in jobcentres.
§ Mr. Tony Banksasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many women with disabilities are seeking employment in the Greater London area; and what is the proportion of these who are registered as unemployed.
§ Mr. Alan ClarkThe information sought is not available as statistics of disabled people seeking employment do not show men and women separately.