§ Mr. Kilroy-Silkasked the Paymaster General how many people have been made redundant so far in 1985 (a) on Merseyside, (b) in Knowsley and (c) in Kirkby.
§ Mr. Alan ClarkThe available information is given in the following table.
Redundancies confirmed as due to occur * from January to September† 1985 Number Merseyside Metropolitan County‡ 7,038 Knowsley Local Authority Area‡ 687 Kirkby Jobcentre Area 62 * Confirmed by the Manpower Services Commission as due to occur and based on notification of impending redundancies involving 10 or more workers. ‡ Includes provisional figures for August and September. ‡ Groupings of Jobcentre areas approximating to the area.
§ Mr. Kilroy-Silkasked the Paymaster General when he expects all those in Knowsley who want full-time employment to be able to work.
§ Mr. Alan ClarkThe Government's policies are helping to create the economic and industrial conditions in which enterprise can flourish. How long it will take to achieve significant reductions in unemployment in the Liverpool area, including Knowsley, depends on the success the area has in attracting new investment and on the efforts of local industry to improve its competitiveness.
§ Mr. Kilroy-Silkasked the Paymaster General what is the number of (a) men, (b) women and (c) young people who have been unemployed for more than a year, two years, three years and four years (i) on Merseyside, (ii) in Knowsley and (iii) in Kirkby.
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§ Mr. Alan ClarkThe following information is in the Library. The table shows the requested information in respect of unemployed claimants as at 10 October 1985. Unemployment statistics are no longer produced for jobcentre areas, and figures are given for the Knowsley, North parliamentary constituency which closely corresponds to the Kirkby jobcentre area.
Duration of Unemployment Over one year Over two years Over three years Over four years Merseyside Male 56,990 40,174 28,956 20,042 Female 15,164 8,717 5,256 3,057 Aged under 18 years 951 0 0 0 Borough of Knowsley Male 8,829 6,530 4,963 3,586 Female 2,160 1,286 795 473 Aged under 18 years 151 0 0 0 Knowsley North parliamentary constituency Male 4,603 3,484 2,708 2,015 Female 1,002 646 393 225 Aged under 18 years 69 0 0 0
§ Mr. Kilroy-Silkasked the Paymaster General what is the number of vacancies (a) on Merseyside, (b) in Knowsley and (c) in Kirkby.
§ Mr. Alan ClarkThe following information is in the Library. The table gives the numbers of unfilled vacancies at jobcentres and careers offices in the requested areas as at 4 October 1984. Figures for vacancies at jobcentres and careers offices cannot be added together because some vacancies are notified to both offices.
Unfilled vacancies Jobcentres Careers offices Merseyside Metropolitan County 2,994 61 Borough of Knowsley 190 0 Kirkby jobcentre area 72 0
§ Mr. Kilroy Silkasked the Paymaster General what is the number unemployed and the job vacancies in each occupation (a) on Merseyside, (b) in Knowsley and (c) in Kirkby.
§ Mr. Alan ClarkThe following information is in the Library. Table 1 shows the numbers of unemployed claimants at 10 October 1985 in the metropolitan county of Merseyside, the borough of Knowsley, and the parliamentary constituency of Knowsley, North, which corresponds to the Kirkby jobcentre area.
Table 2 shows the numbers of unfilled vacancies in the main occupation groups at 6 September 1985 in the jobcentres, which cover areas closely corresponding to the metropolitan county of Merseyside and the borough of Knowsley, together with the figures for the Kirkby jobcentre area. More detailed occupational analyses of vacancies in these areas are available in the Library.
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TABLE 1 Unemployment in Merseyside Unemployed Claimants at October 1985 Merseyside Metropolitan County 140,164 Borough of Knowsley 20,222 Knowsley North Parliamentary Constituency 9,826
TABLE 2 Unfilled Vacancies in Merseyside September 1985 Merseyside Metropolitan County Managerial and Professional 374 Clerical and related 613 Other non-manual occupations 532 Craft and similar occupations 323 General labourers 54 Other manual occupations 1,202 Knowsley borough council Managerial and Professional 34 Clerical and related 49 Other non-manual occupations 34 Craft and similar occupations 28 General labourers 1 Other manual occupations 63 Kirkby Jobcentre Managerial and Professional 14 Clerical and related 15 Other non-manual occupations 8 Craft and similar occupations 9 General labourers 1 Other manual occupations 27
§ Mr. Kilroy-Silkasked the Paymaster General how many jobs have been lost since 1979 (a) on Merseyside, (b) in Knowsley and (c) in Kirkby.
§ Mr. Alan ClarkInformation about job gains and job losses is not available from the Department's statistics. Net changes in employment can be given, but, for areas smaller than regions, only for those dates when censuses of employment are taken. The latest available information is from the June 1978 and the next census of employment taken in September 1981 and is as follows:
Employees in Employment June 1978 September 1981 (Thousands) Net change 1978 to 1981 Merseyside 615.9 555.4 -60.5 Knowsley 54.9 46.1 -8.8 Kirkby 26.1 20.9 -5.2
§ Mr. Kilroy-Silkasked the Paymaster General what is the number of persons (a) on Merseyside, (b) in Knowsley and (c) in Kirkby on each of the temporary employment or training schemes.
§ Mr. Alan ClarkSome 26,000 in Merseyside and some 6,000 in Knowsley at the end of September. The estimates for the individual measures are set out in the table.
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Merseyside Knowsley Kirkby Youth Training Scheme 12,842 1,669 *N/A Community Programme 6,010 2,768 *N/A Community Industry 728 132 96 Enterprise Allowance Scheme 1,852 N/A *N/A Young Workers Scheme 3,185 95 20 Job Splitting Scheme 41 1 Nil Job Release Schemes 1,084 823 39 25,742 5,488 * Figures for Kirkby are not available separately.
§ Mr. Hardyasked the Paymaster General by what proportion unemployment has risen since May 1979 in the United Kingdom, in the county of South Yorkshire and in the Rotherham metropolitan district.
§ Mr. Alan ClarkThe following information is in the Library. Between May 1979 and October 1985, unemployment, excluding school leavers, rose by 168 per cent. in the United Kingdom. In calculating this proportion, account has been taken of changes in the coverage of the count over the period and of seasonal influences.
It is difficult, for areas smaller than regions, to make a comparison with May 1979, because of the change in the basis of the count in October 1982, the 1983 budget provisions which mean that some men, mainly aged 60 or over, no longer need to sign on at unemployment benefit offices to receive benefit, and the change to a ward-based system for allocating claimants to localities. Statistics of unemployment for local authority districts are derived from the new ward-based system and are available only from June 1983.
§ Mr. Gordon Brownasked the Paymaster General if he will list the number of jobs created, by each standard region, in the categories of (a) employees, full-time, (b) employees, part-time, and (c) self-employed from December 1982 to the most recent date for which figures are available.
§ Mr. Alan ClarkInformation about job gains and job losses is not available from the Department's statistics, but an indication of the net changes can be seen by comparing levels of employment at different dates.
The following table gives the comparisons between levels of employment at December 1982 and June 1985, the latest date for which figures are available, for the areas specified. Estimates of part-time employees in employment at these dates are available only for females. The estimates of the self-employed after June 1984 are provisional.
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Net changes in levels of employment between December 1982 and June 1985 Employees in employment Self-employed Males and full-time females Part-time females South East 6,000 147,000 173,000
Employees in employment Self-employed Males and full-time females Part-time females Greater London (included in South East) 52,000 34,000 * East Anglia 18,000 17,000 24,000 South West -6,000 62,000 27,000 West Midlands -30,000 24,000 34,000 East Midlands -26,000 26,000 12,000 Yorkshire and Humberside -64,000 27,000 41,000 North West -65,000 64,000 47,000 North -58,000 19,000 9,000 Scotland -41,000 55,000 24,000 Wales -18,000 19,000 34,000 * Not available.
§ Mr. Gordon Brownasked the Paymaster General if he will publish a table showing, for each standard region, the number of jobs lost from June 1979 to the most recent date for which figures are available in the categories (a) manufacturing industries and (b) all industries and services.
§ Mr. Alan ClarkInformation about job gains and job losses is not available from the Department's statistics, but an indication of the net changes can be seen by comparing levels of employment at different dates.
The following table gives the changes in numbers of employees in employment between June 1979 and June 1985, the lates date for which figures are available, for the categories specified.
Net changes in employees in employment between June 1979 and June 1985 Manufactuing industries All industries and services South East -337,000 -217,000 East Anglia -29,000 +3,000 South West -71,000 -57,000 West Midlands -289,000 -314,000 East Midlands -116,000 -136,000 Yorkshire and Humberside -199,000 -262,000 North West -295,000 -306,000 North -125,000 -219,000 Scotland -171,000 -167,000 Wales -110,000 -132,000