§ Mr. Ashtonasked the Secretary of State for Employment why recent appeals at the Worksop office on behalf of apprentices in the mining industry laid off during the strike and refused benefit are not being heard.
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Houghton-le-Spring Males Duration in weeks Under 18 18 19 20–24 25–29 30–34 35–44 45–49 50–54 55–59 60–64 65 and over Total all ages One or less 3 — — 2 — 3 2 1 — — 4 — 15 Over 1 and up to 2 4 1 2 7 4 1 7 1 — — 4 — 31 Over 2 and up to 3 5 1 — 1 3 — 1 — 1 — — — 12 Over 3 and up to 4 6 1 1 1 7 2 4 1 2 1 4 — 30 Over 4 and up to 5 3 1 4 5 5 4 4 1 1 — — — 28
§ Mr. Alan ClarkAppeals will be heard. They are being prepared by the independent adjudicating authorities.
§ Mr. Ashtonasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many adjudicators in his regional offices have accepted claims for unemployment benefit from mining apprentices and subcontractors laid off because of the National Union of Mineworkers' dispute; and how many have refused.
§ Mr. Alan ClarkBenefit claims by mining apprentices have been allowed by one and disqualified by nine adjudicators in regional offices.
Independent adjudicators have both allowed and disqualified claims from subcontractors according to individual circumstances.
§ Mr. Ashtonasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many apprentices are employed by the National Coal Board; and how many are receiving unemployment benefit due to the miners' strike.
§ Mr. Alan ClarkA total of 3,530 apprentices are employed by the National Coal Board. Information about the number of apprentices receiving unemployment benefit is not readily available and can be obtained only at a disproportionate cost.
§ Mr. Ashtonasked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will estimate the number of subcontractors employed by the National Coal Board; and how many are receiving unemployment benefit due to the miners' strike.
§ Mr. Alan ClarkThe number of subcontractors employed by the National Coal Board is a matter for my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Energy. The number receiving unemployment benefit is not readily available and can be obtained only at a disproportionate cost.
§ 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 Clark[pursuant to his reply, 7 June 1984]: The available figures for January 1984, which relate to unemployed claimants, on 12 January were given in my reply to the hon. Member on 1 March 1984 at column 295–98.
The following tables give the available figures for registered unemployed on 11 January 1979 in the Houghton-le-Spring and Washington jobcentre areas, which correspond closely to the Houghton and Washington constituency.
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Duration in weeks Under 18 18 19 20–24 25–29 30–34 35–44 45–49 50–54 55–59 60–64 65 and over Total all ages Over 5 and up to 6 4 2 2 8 1 6 4 1 3 — 11 — 42 Over 6 and up to 7 1 — 2 6 7 4 6 — 2 — 2 — 30 Over 7 and up to 8 1 1 1 6 6 5 7 2 — 3 3 — 35 Over 8 and up to 9 — — — 7 — 2 8 1 — — 3 — 21 Over 9 and up to 13 5 8 7 25 10 17 15 5 7 8 5 — 112 Over 13 and up to 26 3 19 13 42 46 17 25 4 4 16 30 — 219 Over 26 and up to 39 2 11 1 25 18 7 7 5 5 5 27 — 113 Over 39 and up to 52 2 5 7 18 13 8 8 4 3 3 16 — 87 Over 52 3 — 11 43 43 34 59 31 40 58 143 — 465 Total Males 42 50 51 196 163 110 157 57 68 94 252 — 1,240
Females Duration in weeks Under 18 18 19 20–24 25–29 30–34 35–44 45–49 50–54 55–59 60 and over Total all ages One or less 1 — — 4 3 1 1 — 1 — — 11 Over 1 and up to 2 5 — 2 3 4 1 — — — — — 15 Over 2 and up to 3 3 1 — — 2 — — 1 — 1 — 8 Over 3 and up to 4 7 1 2 4 1 — — 2 1 — — 18 Over 4 and up to 5 3 — — 4 3 — 1 — — — — 11 Over 5 and up to 6 6 2 — 5 5 1 — — 1 — — 20 Over 6 and up to 7 1 1 — 3 3 1 — — 1 — — 10 Over 7 and up to 8 2 — 2 3 1 2 — — — — — 10 Over 8 and up to 9 2 2 — 6 1 — 1 — — — — 12 Over 9 and up to 13 2 5 3 11 11 3 5 2 2 3 — 47 Over 13 and up to 26 7 14 12 43 8 5 4 6 1 1 — 101 Over 26 and up to 39 4 11 12 24 19 5 5 1 1 2 — 84 Over 39 and up to 52 — 3 7 16 11 5 5 — — — — 47 Over 52 — — 12 15 7 4 11 11 17 10 — 87 Total Females 43 40 52 141 79 28 33 23 25 17 — 481
Washington Males Duration in weeks Under 18 18 19 20–24 25–29 30–34 35–44 45–49 50–54 55–59 60–64 65 and over Total all ages One or less 5 4 3 13 8 12 11 — 5 2 — — 63 Over 1 and up to 2 4 3 3 6 12 8 8 2 3 1 2 — 52 Over 2 and up to 3 2 1 1 4 8 4 3 1 2 — 1 — 27 Over 3 and up to 4 3 — 4 6 13 3 2 2 1 1 2 — 37 Over 4 and up to 5 2 4 2 7 5 5 3 2 2 1 1 — 34 Over 5 and up to 6 2 1 4 10 11 6 8 2 1 2 3 — 50 Over 6 and up to 7 5 1 2 16 7 7 9 3 — — — — 50 Over 7 and up to 8 3 2 1 7 6 2 9 4 — 2 1 — 37 Over 8 and up to 9 3 1 2 6 10 5 3 2 2 1 — — 35 Over 9 and up to 13 5 9 6 26 31 20 31 4 5 6 4 — 147 Over 13 and up to 26 11 13 9 48 46 37 39 7 10 9 15 — 244 Over 26 and up to 39 3 5 9 30 24 21 24 6 5 6 5 — 138 Over 39 and up to 52 1 1 5 18 14 13 12 4 — — 3 — 71 Over 52 — 3 7 35 33 22 51 25 24 36 65 1 302 Total Males 49 48 58 232 228 165 213 64 60 67 102 1 1,287 304W
Females Duration in weeks Under 18 18 19 20–24 25–29 30–34 35–44 45–49 50–54 55–59 60 and over Total all ages One or less 3 6 6 8 6 3 4 — — — — 36 Over 1 and up to 2 4 4 4 10 2 1 4 — 1 1 — 31 Over 2 and up to 3 3 1 — 4 4 1 1 — — — — 14 Over 3 and up to 4 3 2 1 3 2 2 2 — — — — 15 Over 4 and up to 5 7 — 2 6 4 1 1 — — — — 21 Over 5 and up to 6 4 2 2 6 10 2 1 2 — — — 29 Over 6 and up to 7 1 1 2 4 2 1 1 2 — — — 14 Over 7 and up to 8 2 3 1 9 5 1 — — 1 — — 22 Over 8 and up to 9 7 1 — 8 6 2 2 — 2 — — 28 Over 9 and up to 13 6 6 6 19 18 6 5 1 1 1 — 69 Over 13 and up to 26 9 11 4 74 53 16 9 8 8 1 — 193 Over 26 and up to 39 9 6 4 30 26 12 9 11 5 1 — 113 Over 39 and up to 52 1 4 3 20 11 9 10 2 3 — — 63 Over 52 — 6 5 20 13 3 4 8 7 3 — 69 Total Females 59 53 40 221 162 60 53 34 28 7 — 717