§ Mr. Favellasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many unemployed people in Stockport and in Greater Manchester had registered details of their skill and experience at jobcentres at the most recent date for which the information is available and what proportion those numbers represented of the total registered as unemployed.
§ Mr. Alan ClarkOn 7 June 1985 there were 43,745 jobseekers registered at jobcentres in the greater Manchester metropolitan county of whom 994 were registered at the Stockport jobcentre. These figures include a small number of employed people seeking a change of employment. Unemployed people are no longer required to register at the jobcentre as a condition of claiming benefit; nor is it necessary to register for employment in order to use the jobcentre. It should not be assumed that these figures represent all the jobseekers in the area who are actively looking for work. Large numbers of jobseekers regularly use the self-service display areas from where 65 per cent. of the vacancies notified to jobcentres are filled.
§ Mr. Greenwayasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many people in Ealing, North and the London borough of Ealing and of the Greater London Council area had registered details of their skills and experience at jobcentres at the most recent date for which the information is available; what proportion of those numbers represented of the total registered as unemployed; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Alan ClarkI shall write to my hon. Friend shortly and will place a copy of my letter in the Library.