HC Deb 20 June 1985 vol 81 cc189-91W
Mr. Pike

asked the Secretary of State for Employment how many people were employed in the electronics industry in England in 1979 and the latest date for which figures are available.

Mr. Alan Clark

The table gives, for Great Britain (figures for England are not available), the estimated number of employees in employment in June 1979 and April 1985 in the electronics industries specified. The figures for April 1985 are provisional.

Employees in employment—Great Britain
1980 Standard Industrial Classification June 1979 April 1985
Electronic data processing equipment (Activity Heading 3302) 49,900 70,400
Telecommunications equipment, electrical measuring equipment, electronic capital goods and passive electronic components (Group 344) 208,000 200,600
Other electronic equipment (Group 345) 149,700 132,700
Total of above 407,700 403,700

Mr. Pike

asked the Secretary of State for Employment what is the number of young people who have become unemployed and who have registered at unemployment offices in each travel-to-work area in Lancashire for the last 12-month period for which figures are available.

Mr. Alan Clark

The following information is in the Library. The table shows the numbers of occasions a person under 18 became an unemployed claimant over the period May 1984 to May 1985 for each old travel-to-work area in Lancashire. Many of these new claimants will have since ceased to claim benefit. The number unemployed, under 18, in each travel-to-work area at the beginning and end of the period is also given in the table. The figures

exclude those unemployed persons whose claims are not dealt with by computer. Information for the new travel-to-work areas will be available shortly.

Number of Claims May 1984-May 1985 Total employed under 18 years of age
Old travel-to-work area At May 1984 At May 1985
Accrington 811 238 267
Barnoldswick 133 32 39
Blackburn 1,882 454 572
Blackpool 3,163 852 932
Burnley 1,102 331 330
Clitheroe 194 30 38
Lancaster 1,371 338 406
Nelson 741 150 164
Ormskrik 1,344 412 454
Preston 3,530 965 1,118
Rossendale 449 117 115

Mr. Nellist

asked the Secretary of State for Employment how many people in (i) Coventry, (ii) the west midlands and (iii) nationally have been unemployed (a) between one and two years, (b) between two and three years, (c) between three and four years, (d) between four and five years, (e) between five and six years, (f) between six and seven years and (g) more than seven years.

Mr. Alan Clark

The following information is in the Library. The figures relate to 11 April 1985, the latest date for which the available information on unemployment by duration is produced.

Unemployed Claimants 11 April 1985
Duration of unemployment Former Coventry Travel-to-Work Area West Midlands Region United Kingdom
over one and up to two years 6,584 59,738 544,074
over two and up to three years 3,869 38,103 305,772
over three and up to four years 2,899 28,641 204,693
over four and up to five years 2,328 21,364 143,368
over five years 1,620 16,298 136,254

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