§ 17. Mr. Andrew MacKayasked the Paymaster General if he will make a statement on the current level of unemployment.
§ 25. Mr. Stan Thorneasked the Paymaster General what is the present level of unemployment.
§ 31. Mr. Skinnerasked the Paymaster General if he will publish the latest figures for unemployment; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Alan ClarkOn 10 October 1985 the number of unemployed claimants in the United Kingdom was 3,277,000.
§ 41. Mr. Hirstasked the Paymaster General if he will make a statement about the current trends in unemployment.
§ Mr. Alan ClarkUnemployment has levelled off since the spring; the seasonally adjusted level has remained broadly unchanged over the past six months.
§ 54. Mr. Ashtonasked the Paymaster General how many people are unemployed now; and how many were unemployed in May 1979.
§ Mr. Alan ClarkOn 10 October 1985 the number of unemployed claimants in the United Kingdom, seasonally adjusted excluding school leavers, was 3,175,000. The corresponding figure for May 1979 was 1,184,100.
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§ 57. Mr. Ralph Howellasked the Paymaster General what is his latest estimate of the number of persons classified as unemployed who are actively seeking work.
§ Mr. Alan ClarkIn the spring of 1984, the latest date for which complete returns are available, the labour force survey estimated that there were 2,905,000 people without jobs and actively seeking work in Great Britain.
§ 61. Mr. Nichollsasked the Paymaster General how many more people have come on to the labour market since May 1979.
§ Mr. Alan ClarkBetween mid-1979 and mid-1984 the net increase in the civilian labour force in Great Britain is estimated at 390,000.
§ 63. Mr. Charles Wardleasked the Paymaster General what is the proportion of (a) employees in employment and (b) self-employed persons directly and indirectly engaged in the tourist industry.
§ Mr. TrippierI refer my hon. Friend to my reply to my hon. Friend the Member for Chipping Barnet (Mr. Chapman) on 29 October at columns425–26.
§ 65. Mr. Chapmanasked the Paymaster General what is his latest estimate of the total numbers in employment; and how this figure compares with one year and two years before.
§ Mr. Alan ClarkIn June 1985, the latest date for which figures are available, the size of the employed labour force in Great Britain was estimated to be 23,684,000. This compares with 23,432,000 in June 1984 and 23,038,000 in June 1983. The figures have been adjusted for seasonal variations.
§ 67. Mr. Tony Lloydasked the Paymaster General if he will give the change in the number of employees in employment in the north-west region between 1979 and 1985 for (a) all industries and (b) manufacturing industry.
§ Mr. Alan ClarkBetween June 1979 and June 1985 the number of employees in employment in all industries in the north-west region decreased by 307,000; employees in employment in the manufacturing industries decreased by 295,000.
§ Mr. Skinnerasked the Paymaster General what is the most recent figure for the number of people who have been unemployed for (a) over three years, (b) over two years and (c) over one year.
§ Mr. Alan ClarkThe following information is in the Library. Figures are given showing the number of claimants in the United Kingdom who, on 10 October 1985, had been unemployed for the durations requested.
Number Over three years 532,573 Over two years 823,127 Over one year 1,351,857
§ Mr. Pikeasked the Paymaster General how many people were employed in each travel-to-work area in Lancashire in 1979 and the latest date for which figures are available.
§ Mr. Alan ClarkThe available information is from censuses of employment taken in 1978 and 1981 and is as follows.
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Employees in employment Thousands Travel-to-work area June 1978 September 1981 Accrington 27.6 25.5 Blackburn 67.2 54.4 Blackpool 104.5 101.3 Burnley 45.0 40.1 Lancaster 44.1 44.3 Nelson 25.8 22.1 Ormskirk 28.4 26.9 Preston 140.9 140.8 Rossendale 19.2 16.3 Clitheroe 10.8 14.0 Bamoldswick 7.0 6.3 More up-to-date employment figures for travel-to-work areas will become available following the publication of the 1984 census of employment in the spring of 1986.
§ Mr. Hancockasked the Paymaster General what is the current number of vacancies at jobcentres in (a) Glasgow, (b) Liverpool, (c) Southwark and (d) Sheffield.
§ Mr. Alan ClarkThe numbers of unfilled vacancies (excluding community programme) at jobcentres in the local authority districts requested as at 4 October 1985 are as follows:
Number Glasgow 3,155 Liverpool 649 Southwark 703 Sheffield 558