HC Deb 09 December 1985 vol 88 cc539-40W
Mr. Donald Stewart

asked the Paymaster General if he will publish in the Official Report the non-seasonally adjusted unemployment rates, including school leavers, as at October and November for (a) England, (b) Scotland, (c) Wales and (d) Northern Ireland.

Mr. Alan Clark

The following information is in the Library. The table gives, for the regions requested, the unadjusted unemployment rates for October and November 1985.

10 October 1985 14 November 1985
England 12.9 12.8
Scotland 15.6 15.6
Wales 17.2 17.0
Northern Ireland 21.0 20.7

Mr. Tony Lloyd

asked the Paymaster General if he will list for each constituency in the north-west region the change in the number of employees in employment between June 1979 and June 1985 for (a) all industries and (b) manufacturing industry.

Mr. Alan Clark

In June 1979 there were 1,052,000 employees in employment in the construction industry in England and Wales. In September 1985 (the latest date for which figures are available) the number was 813,000.