§ Mr. Kilroy-Silkasked the Paymaster General if he will make a statement on the level of unemployment in Knowsley.
§ Mr. Alan ClarkThe following information is in the Library. On 10 October 1985 the number of unemployed claimants in the metropolitan borough of Knowsley was 20,222.
§ Mr. Kilroy-Silkasked the Paymaster General how many of those who left school in 1985 in the borough of Knowsley were in full-time employment in the latest available figures.
§ Mr. Peter BottomleyThe available information from the Knowsley careers service is that 181 of this year's fifth-form school-leavers had entered permanent employment by October.
§ Mr. Kilroy-Silkasked the Paymaster General what is the proportion of the work force unemployed (a) on Merseyside, (b) in Knowsley and (c) in Kirkby.
§ Mr. Alan ClarkThe following information is in the Library. Rates of unemployment are not calculated for areas smaller than travel-to-work areas. On 10 October 1985 the rate of unemployment in the Merseyside metropolitan county was 21.1 per cent.
§ Mr. Hancockasked the Paymaster General how many people under the age of 24 years have been unemployed for one, two and three years, respectively, in the city of Portsmouth.
§ Mr. Alan ClarkThe following information is in the Library. On 10 October 1985, in the city of Portsmouth, 716 claimants under 25 years of age had been unemployed for between one and two years, 322 for between two and three years and 257 for over three years. Information is not available for those under the age of 24 years.