§ Mr. Boyesasked the Secretary of State for Employment (1) what was the level of unemployment for Tyne and Wear and the counties of (a) East Sussex, (b) Essex, (c) Berkshire and (d) Buckinghamshire for each year since 1974;
(2) what was the level of unemployment, at a suitable date, in the metropolitan counties and the Greater London council area for each year since 1974;
(3) what was the level of unemployment at a suitable date, for the boroughs of (a) Sunderland, (b) Watford, (c) Southend and (d) Chelmsford in each year since 1974.
§ Mr. Alan ClarkThe following table gives the total numbers unemployed in the areas specified in February each year from 1974. The figures from 1974 to 1982 relate to registered unemployed and those for 1983 and 1984 are for unemployed claimants. The comparisons are affected by the change in the basis of the unemployment count in October1982 and the 1983 Budget provisions which meant that some men aged 60 and over no longer had to sign on in order to receive supplementary benefit or national insurance credits.
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Registered unemployed Unemployed claimants Area 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 Buckinghamshire 1,435 2,453 5,184 5,788 6,241 6,136 6,393 13,284 17,685 18,392 18,216 West Midlands Metropolitan County 32,966 41,299 87,665 82,323 79,564 79,318 85,497 174,951 224,313 234,378 222,016 South Yorkshire Metropolitan County 17,809 17,552 30,269 30,989 34,333 36,883 38,742 67,572 85,656 95,211 93,399 West Yorkshire Metropolitan County 19,485 25,153 46,821 47,967 51,465 50,086 53,421 96,947 115,901 124,044 118,900 Greater Manchester Metropolitan County 30,952 38,068 62,551 68,572 74,238 69,994 73,558 136,415 169,696 176,019 177,518 Merseyside Metropolitan County 42,675 52,202 73,849 77,130 82,185 83,209 87,422 113,138 132,999 136,987 139,708 Greater London Council Area 60,096 73,910 144,871 162,641 160,807 146,902 144,586 248,941 339,785 357,432 375,519 Sunderland, Southwick, Washington and Houghton-le-Spring jobcentre areas* 7,311 9,666 12,335 14,277 16,475 15,972 16,282 22,378 24,674 26,384 27,703 Watford jobcentre area* 690 1,008 1,886 2,020 1,742 1,390 1,272 2,984 4,159 4,302 4,654 Southend jobcentre area* 2,260 3,180 4,568 4,999 4,710 4,350 4,537 6,755 8,460 8,951 9,039 Chelmsford jobcentre area* 886 1,133 1,855 2,006 1,993 1,824 1,755 2,806 3,830 3,587 3,658 * Corresponds closely to the borough specified.
§ Mr. Neil Hamiltonasked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will publish in the Official Report the latest figures for unemployed claimants in the jobcentre areas covering the Tatton constituency and break down the figures according to age, sex and duration of unemployment.
§ Mr. Alan ClarkThe following is the information for the Knutsford, Middlewich, Northwich and Wilmslow
Knutsford Males Duration of unemployment in weeks 16 17 18 19 20–24 25–29 30–34 35–39 40–44 45–49 50–54 55–59 60–64 65 and over Total One or less 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 5 Over 1 and up to 2 0 1 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 2 2 3 0 0 12 Over 2 and up to 4 0 1 2 1 4 2 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 14 Over 4 and up to 6 1 1 1 3 6 0 1 3 1 1 2 4 2 0 26 Over 6 and up to 8 2 0 1 0 3 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 12 Over 8 and up to 13 3 3 3 2 6 2 3 1 3 3 2 3 1 0 35 Over 13 and up to 26 1 5 2 3 13 6 7 4 2 0 4 11 4 0 62 Over 26 and up to 39 0 3 1 4 10 1 2 3 4 3 5 3 4 0 43 Over 39 and up to 52 0 1 0 1 5 3 3 1 0 1 2 3 0 0 20 Over 52 and up to 65 0 0 0 1 4 3 0 3 2 4 6 0 0 0 29 Over 65 and up to 78 0 0 0 2 4 1 1 2 2 0 4 3 0 0 19 Over 78 and up to 104 0 0 0 2 3 4 3 1 1 1 0 6 0 0 21 Over 104 and up to 156 0 0 0 1 5 4 5 3 3 1 7 10 4 0 43 Over 156 and up to 208 0 0 0 0 3 4 3 2 4 0 2 2 0 0 20 Over 208 and up to 260 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 4 Over 260 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 4 Total Males 7 15 10 21 68 34 30 25 25 17 38 58 17 0 365 236W
Females Duration of unemployment in weeks 16 17 18 19 20–24 25–29 30–34 35–39 40–44 45–49 50–54 55–59 60 and over Total One or less 1 1 2 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 9 Over 1 and up to 2 0 0 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 8 Over 2 and up to 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 Over 4 and up to 6 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 Over 6 and up to 8 0 0 1 1 5 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 Over 8 and up to 13 0 0 1 1 5 3 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 14 Over 14 and up to 26 0 0 7 2 7 4 1 2 1 2 1 2 0 29 Over 26 and up to 39 0 1 2 2 6 1 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 20 Over 39 and up to 52 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 19 Over 52 and up to 65 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 Over 65 and up to 78 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 4 Over 78 and up to 104 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 6 Over 104 and up to 156 0 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 Over 156 and up to 208 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 3 1 0 7 Over 208 and up to 260 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Over 260 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 Total Females 1 4 18 9 37 21 14 8 5 4 11 14 0 146 jobcentre areas on 12 January, the latest date for which an analysis by age and duration of unemployment is available. The figures for males aged 60 and over are affected by the provsions announced in the 1983 Budget, which meant that some men aged 60 and over no longer had to sign on in order to receive supplementary benefit or national insurance credits.
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Middlewich Males Duration of unemployment in weeks 16 17 18 19 20–24 25–29 30–34 35–39 40–44 45–49 50–54 55–59 60–64 65 and over Total One or less 1 0 0 1 2 1 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 11 Over 1 and up to 2 2 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 3 0 11 Over 2 and up to 4 0 1 0 1 4 3 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 13 Over 4 and up to 6 0 0 1 0 2 2 2 1 1 2 0 1 1 0 13 Over 6 and up to 8 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 8 Over 8 and up to 13 0 2 1 2 9 3 2 2 4 2 3 1 3 0 34 Over 13 and up to 26 4 1 7 3 11 8 5 3 4 4 4 7 2 0 63 Over 26 and up to 39 0 1 5 2 11 4 2 1 1 4 1 2 3 0 37 Over 39 and up to 52 0 3 3 1 4 1 4 0 2 0 1 5 2 0 26 Over 52 and up to 65 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 2 1 2 2 2 0 13 Over 65 and up to 78 0 0 0 1 3 1 2 2 1 1 0 7 1 0 19 Over 78 and up to 104 0 0 0 0 3 0 4 0 2 1 2 2 0 0 14 Over 104 and up to 156 0 0 0 3 2 1 0 4 2 1 4 14 1 0 32 Over 156 and up to 208 0 0 0 1 3 2 3 4 2 3 3 10 0 0 31 Over 208 and up to 260 0 0 0 0 4 2 2 1 1 0 2 1 0 0 13 Over 260 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 2 0 5 Total Males 8 8 18 17 62 29 32 22 24 22 23 57 21 0 343
Females Duration of unemployment in weeks 16 17 18 19 20–24 25–29 30–34 35–39 40–44 45–49 50–54 55–59 60 and over Total One or less 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 Over 1 and up to 2 0 0 1 2 4 2 2 0 1 0 2 0 0 14 Over 2 and up to 4 1 1 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 Over 4 and up to 6 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 5 Over 6 and up to 8 1 1 0 0 2 5 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 13 Over 8 and up to 13 0 1 4 0 5 5 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 19 Over 13 and up to 26 1 1 6 2 11 11 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 39 Over 26 and up to 39 0 1 0 1 4 7 5 1 1 1 0 1 0 22 Over 39 and up to 52 0 1 0 2 6 6 9 2 0 0 1 1 0 28 Over 52 and up to 65 0 1 2 0 2 4 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 11 Over 65 and up to 78 0 0 0 1 0 4 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 8 Over 78 and up to 104 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 1 2 3 0 9 Over 104 and up to 156 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 5 Over 156 and up to 208 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 3 0 6 Over 208 and up to 260 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 Over 260 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 Total Females 4 7 16 9 43 47 28 8 5 10 8 10 0 195
Northwich Males Duration of unemployment in weeks 16 17 18 19 20–24 25–29 30–34 35–39 40–44 45–49 50–54 55–59 60–64 65 and over Total One or less 1 6 2 2 9 3 9 3 2 4 1 3 8 0 53 Over 1 and up to 2 0 2 6 4 13 7 4 5 4 5 6 26 10 0 92 Over 2 and up to 4 1 2 6 5 17 8 8 4 1 3 1 8 4 0 68 Over 4 and up to 6 1 7 5 4 15 7 3 3 4 4 1 11 1 0 66 Over 6 and up to 8 3 1 4 6 16 7 7 3 7 6 4 8 5 0 77 Over 8 and up to 13 5 10 9 10 39 20 17 14 8 11 4 23 11 0 181 Over 13 and up to 26 10 27 38 33 67 21 17 19 9 8 23 58 31 0 361 Over 26 and up to 39 1 18 17 21 37 11 6 14 6 6 25 37 17 0 216 Over 39 and up to 52 0 5 7 8 21 13 10 3 4 5 9 18 11 0 114 Over 52 and up to 65 0 3 6 5 17 12 1 8 1 6 7 21 8 0 95 Over 65 and up to 78 0 4 6 9 12 7 6 10 5 3 7 12 9 0 90 Over 78 and up to 104 0 0 6 13 22 17 10 4 4 9 8 48 2 0 143 Over 104 and up to 156 0 0 0 5 18 16 8 6 3 4 17 44 2 0 123 Over 156 and up to 208 0 0 0 4 18 18 13 12 15 11 10 21 2 0 124 Over 208 and up to 260 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 4 0 0 8 Over 260 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 10 14 1 0 28 Total Males 22 85 112 129 322 168 119 108 74 87 135 356 122 0 1,839 238W 239W
Females Duration of unemployment in weeks 16 17 18 19 20–24 25–29 30–34 35–39 40–44 45–49 50–54 55–59 60 and over Total One or less 1 2 4 2 10 4 4 5 1 0 0 1 0 34 Over 1 and up to 2 2 3 1 1 11 7 7 7 1 2 0 0 0 42 Over 2 and up to 4 4 0 5 3 9 7 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 33 Over 4 and up to 6 0 2 4 0 10 3 4 1 1 2 3 3 0 33 Over 6 and up to 8 3 3 2 1 7 11 2 5 4 1 1 2 0 42 Over 8 and up to 13 4 8 9 10 19 18 12 8 2 2 7 5 0 104 Over 13 and up to 26 8 18 28 19 56 48 22 14 5 7 14 15 0 254 Over 26 and up to 39 0 8 8 8 40 27 17 8 6 6 6 2 0 136 Over 39 and up to 52 0 3 4 6 17 22 11 7 7 4 6 5 0 92
Duration of unemployment in weeks 16 17 18 19 20–24 25–29 30–34 35–39 40–44 45–49 50–54 55–59 60 and over Total Over 52 and up to 65 0 3 9 4 14 13 5 3 0 4 2 7 0 64 Over 65 and up to 78 0 6 5 2 7 6 1 1 0 2 3 1 0 34 Over 78 and up to 104 0 0 4 4 10 3 6 2 0 2 4 11 0 46 Over 104 and up to 156 0 0 1 3 7 5 3 1 1 1 6 11 0 39 Over 156 and up to 208 0 0 0 1 8 5 4 2 4 5 4 6 0 39 Over 208 and up to 260 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 4 Over 260 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 1 1 2 5 0 12 Total Females 22 56 84 64 227 181 100 65 34 39 60 76 0 1,008
Wilmslow Males Duration of unemployment in weeks 16 17 18 19 20–24 25–29 30–34 35–39 40–44 45–49 50–54 55–59 60–64 65 and over Total One or less l 3 2 5 7 2 2 4 3 3 1 2 2 0 37 Over 1 and up to 2 0 0 1 5 5 1 0 1 1 1 3 3 3 0 24 Over 2 and up to 4 1 0 5 3 8 4 5 1 2 1 0 2 1 0 33 Over 4 and up to 6 0 3 2 2 6 3 2 3 4 1 4 3 1 0 34 Over 6 and up to 8 0 3 4 2 8 7 4 1 0 0 4 8 9 0 50 Over 8 and up to 13 2 8 5 5 21 6 10 4 7 5 4 6 4 0 87 Over 13 and up to 26 6 12 19 15 41 24 8 8 6 6 12 25 12 0 194 Over 26 and up to 39 0 5 7 2 28 11 3 8 5 3 6 19 10 0 107 Over 39 and up to 52 0 1 6 5 14 10 4 4 3 0 6 9 2 0 64 Over 52 and up to 65 0 2 1 2 13 4 3 1 1 2 4 6 3 0 42 Over 65 and up to 78 0 0 2 3 12 3 4 4 2 0 7 13 1 0 51 Over 78 and up to 104 0 0 0 2 12 8 4 5 3 4 6 20 0 0 64 Over 104 and up to 156 0 0 0 2 12 14 6 4 5 2 8 18 3 0 74 Over 156 and up to 208 0 0 0 0 4 4 5 5 3 3 6 8 0 0 38 Over 208 and up to 260 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 1 0 5 0 0 11 Over 260 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 3 1 0 8 Total Males 10 37 54 53 193 101 60 53 49 33 73 150 52 0 918
Females Duration of unemployment in weeks 16 17 18 19 20–24 25–29 30–34 35–39 40–44 45–49 50–54 55–59 60 and over Total One or less 0 0 4 0 5 7 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 21 Over 1 and up to 2 0 4 5 4 10 5 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 33 Over 2 and up to 4 0 2 3 1 4 0 2 2 2 1 0 0 0 17 Over 4 and up to 6 0 1 0 2 9 6 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 22 Over 6 and up to 8 0 3 2 2 9 2 2 0 0 1 7 1 0 29 Over 8 and up to 13 2 5 3 4 8 7 0 2 0 2 4 2 0 39 Over 13 and up to 26 3 6 13 10 31 15 7 8 5 4 6 11 0 119 Over 26 and up to 39 0 1 7 5 13 8 4 5 6 1 3 6 0 59 Over 39 and up to 52 0 1 1 1 6 2 7 1 0 4 4 5 0 32 Over 52 and up to 65 0 1 0 1 5 1 0 0 0 1 3 2 0 14 Over 65 and up to 78 0 4 2 0 6 0 4 0 0 2 2 3 0 25 Over 78 and up to 104 0 0 2 0 3 2 0 0 0 2 1 6 0 16 Over 104 and up to 156 0 0 0 0 10 1 0 1 0 1 1 15 0 29 Over 156 and up to 208 0 0 0 0 3 2 2 0 0 1 2 5 0 15 Over 208 and up to 260 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 3 Over 260 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 4 Total Females 5 28 42 30 123 58 33 22 17 22 37 60 0 477
§ Mr. Nellistasked the Secretary of State for Employment (1) what is the number of unemployed young people in the Coventry travel-to-work area at the latest date; and what were the comparable figures for 1 June 1979;
(2) what is the number of young people on Government training schemes in the Coventry travel-to-work area; and what were the comparable figures for 1 June 1979.
§ Mr. Peter MorrisonI shall reply to the hon. Member as soon as possible.