§ Mr. D. N. Campbell-Savoursasked the Paymaster General how many young persons aged 16 to 18 years were unemployed in the Workington travel-to-work area during the last month for which statistics are available.
§ Mr. Alan ClarkThe following information is in the Library. On 11 July 1985, the latest date for which an analysis of unemployment by age is available, the number of unemployed claimants aged 18 years and under in the Workington travel-to-work area was 547.
§ Mr. Campbell-Savoursasked the Paymaster General what are the unemployment figures for the county of Cumbria, categorised by sex, age and the duration of unemployment, for the last month for which statistics are available.
§ Mr. Alan ClarkThe following information is in the Library. The figures relate to 11 July 1985, the latest date for which an analysis of unemployment by age and duration is available.
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Age and duration analysis of the unemployed for ststistical date 11 July 1985 Local Authority areas LZA base 84 AD Region 08 North County: Cumbria Males Duration of unemployment in weeks Under 17 17 18 19 20–24 25–29 30–34 35–39 40–44 45–49 50–54 55.59 60 and over Total One or less 11 27 23 29 129 54 40 36 21 12 14 9 10 415 Over 1 and up to 2 12 31 18 36 178 70 34 38 29 21 21 20 27 535 Over 2 and up to 4 34 53 50 59 196 78 56 35 34 37 19 25 20 696 Over 4 and up to 6 25 45 30 21 147 66 59 45 33 40 22 25 23 581 Over 6 and up to 8 31 21 32 33 83 56 41 33 28 24 17 28 21 448 Over 8 and up to 13 142 49 48 54 191 135 74 81 56 48 48 61 38 1,025 Over 13 and up to 26 35 90 118 112 358 217 165 144 109 86 111 158 103 1,806 Over 26 and up to 39 10 54 91 78 309 203 148 120 93 83 88 124 70 1,471 Over 39 and up to 52 13 90 95 87 235 190 111 120 94 96 153 160 74 1,518 Over 52 and up to 65 0 22 40 26 183 110 73 54 42 36 46 99 38 769 Over 65 and up to 78 0 4 34 21 100 67 62 50 31 38 39 68 6 520 Over 78 and up to 104 0 6 25 65 155 100 93 70 62 54 87 126 8 851 Over 104 and up to 156 0 0 15 71 219 164 124 117 75 83 97 165 8 1,138 Over 156 and up to 208 0 0 0 6 157 109 128 125 92 73 94 168 14 966 Over 208 and up to 260 0 0 0 0 69 78 70 71 46 50 68 81 7 540 Over 260 0 0 0 0 55 101 83 92 87 94 119 187 4 822 Grand Totals Males 313 492 619 698 2,764 1,798 1,361 1,231 932 875 1,043 1,504 471 14,101
Females Duration of unemployment in weeks Under 17 17 18 19 20–24 25–29 30–34 35–39 40–44 45–49 50–54 55–59 60 and over Total One or less 12 27 23 19 122 34 27 23 13 11 3 5 0 319 Over 1 and up to 2 11 28 28 30 144 50 26 22 18 10 7 7 0 381 Over 2 and up to 4 18 56 38 35 146 67 32 17 18 22 11 6 0 466 Over 4 and up to 6 10 26 27 21 93 74 26 32 13 16 14 12 0 364 Over 6 and up to 8 11 20 10 23 78 47 21 18 14 18 10 9 0 279 Over 8 and up to 13 84 35 41 39 166 128 63 35 38 34 27 26 0 716 Over 13 and up to 26 24 59 63 65 307 254 127 87 54 75 54 57 1 1,227 Over 26 and up to 39 9 46 61 64 264 220 106 53 49 39 50 52 1 1,014 Over 39 and up to 52 12 42 104 80 220 172 90 45 42 42 53 75 0 977 Over 52 and up to 65 0 12 30 25 125 95 48 28 19 20 25 27 0 454 Over 65 and up to 78 0 1 21 14 53 56 29 21 20 23 30 27 0 295 Over 78 and up to 104 0 3 32 56 92 73 26 23 26 29 45 43 0 448 Over 104 and up to 156 0 0 9 33 116 53 35 28 34 47 67 79 0 501 Over 156 and up to 208 0 0 0 5 88 31 18 9 23 31 39 48 0 292 Over 208 and up to 260 0 0 0 0 32 15 5 11 9 12 27 53 0 164 Over 260 0 0 0 0 40 32 9 12 5 24 40 57 3 222 Grand Totals Females 191 355 487 509 2,086 1,401 688 464 395 453 502 583 5 8,119
§ Mr. Campbell-Savoursasked the Paymaster General what proportion of (a) unemployed males and (b) unemployed females in the Workington travel-to-work area had been out of work for (i) one year, (ii) two years and (iii) three years at the latest available date.
§ Mr. Alan ClarkThe following information is in the Library. The table shows the requested information in respect of unemployed claimants as at 11 July 1985, the latest date for which an analysis of unemployment by duration is available.
Duration of unemployment—Workington travel-to-work area Duration Percentage of total unemployed Male Female One to two years 14.8 15.8 Two to three years 9.9 9.1 Over three years 21.6 11.9
§ Mr. Campbell-Savoursasked the Paymaster General how many community programme places were being supported in the Workington travel-to-work area and the county of Cumbria during the last month for which statistics are available; and how many of those places were part-time and full-time places, respectively.
§ Mr. Alan ClarkOn 30 September 1985, 511 community programme places were being supported in the598W Workington travel-to-work area, and 1,304 in Cumbria. Of those in Workington 387 were part-time and 124 full-time, and of those in Cumbria 932 and 372 respectively.
§ Mr. Campbell-Savoursasked the Paymaster General how many people in the Workington travel-to-work area have been unemployed for (a) up to six months, (b) six months to 12 months, (c) 12 months to 18 months, (d) 18 months to two years and (e) over two years during the last month for which statistics are available.
§ Mr. Alan ClarkThe following information is in the Library. The table shows the requested information in respect of unemployed claimants as at 11 July 1985, the latest date for which an analysis of unemployment by duration is available.
Duration of unemployment—Workington travel-to-work area Numbers Up to six months 1,762 Six months to 12 months 996 12 months to 18 months 441 18 months to two years 294 Over two years 1,359
§ Mr. Campbell-Savoursasked the Paymaster General what was the monthly increase and the total number of persons employed by community industry in west Cumbria during the last month for which statistics are available.
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§ Mr. Alan ClarkThe number of people employed by Community Industry Ltd. in west Cumbria on 12 September 1985 was 16 adult staff and 108 young employees. On 8 August 1985 there were 16 adult staff and 100 young employees.
§ Mr. Campbell-Savoursasked the Paymaster General what was the total number of persons unemployed, the percentage rate for unemployment, and the total number of vacancies for (a) the Workington travel-to-work area and (b) Cumbria at the latest date for which figures are available.
§ Mr. Alan ClarkThe information is in the Library. On 12 September 1985, the number of unemployed claimants in the Workington travel-to-work area was 4,978, which corresponds to an unemployment rate of 19.7 per cent. The number of claimants in Cumbria at the same date was 23,830, which corresponds to an unemployment rate of 12.8 per cent. The number of unfilled vacancies at jobcentres, which cover areas closely corresponding to the Workington travel-to-work area and to the county of Cumbria on the 6 September 1985 was 128 and 1,325 respectively.
§ Mr. Campbell-Savoursasked the Paymaster General what was the total number of young people under the age of 18 years registered as claimants at unemployment benefit offices at the latest date for which statistics are available in each travel-to-work area in the county of Cumbria.
§ Mr. Alan ClarkThe following information is in the Library. The figures relate to 11 July 1985, the latest date for which an analysis of unemployment by age is available.
Unemployed claimants aged under 18 in travel-to-work areas in Cumbria Numbers Barrow in Furness 215 Carlisle 401 Kendal 45 Keswick 14 Penrith 94 Whitehaven 242 Windemere 7 Workington 324
§ Mr. Campbell-Savoursasked the Paymaster General how many persons, both male and female, were placed in employment by the Workington jobcentre in the last month for which statistics are available.
§ Mr. Alan ClarkThe following information is in the Library. Workington jobcentre placed 178 people in employment in the five-week period ending 6 September 1985. It is estimated that about a quarter of all engagements are made through jobcentres.
§ Mr. Campbell-Savoursasked the Paymaster General how many jobs in the Workington travel-to-work area were being supported by the temporary short-time working scheme during the last month for which statistics are available.
§ Mr. Alan ClarkI refer the hon. Member to my reply on 13 February at columns184–185.
§ Mr. Campbell-Savoursasked the Paymaster General (1) how many redundancies in (a) the textile industry, (b) 600W machine tool engineering, (c) general engineering, (d) service trades and (e) steel fabrication work were made in the last last month for which statistics are available in the Workington travel-to-work area;
(2) how many redundancy notifications were given during the last month for which statistics are available in the Workington travel-to-work area.
§ Mr. Alan ClarkA provisional total if 18 redundancies were confirmed by the Manpower Services Commission as due to occur in jobcentre areas approximating to the Workington travel-to-work area in August 1985, the latest month for which statistics are available. All the redundancies were in the transport industry (Standard Industrial Classification 1980 classes 71–77). There were no advance notifications in August of redundancies involving 10 or more workers.
§ Mr. Campbell-Savoursasked the Paymaster General how many additional places were sponsored by Allerdale district council under the youth training scheme and the community programme separately for the last month for which statistics are available; and what is the total number of places now being supported by that authority under each scheme.
§ Mr. Alan ClarkAllerdale district council has a community programme agency for 395 places, of which 381 places have been approved. Of these places 353 were filled on 30 September 1985. No youth training scheme places are currently sponsored by the district council.
§ Mr. Campbell-Savoursasked the Paymaster General what is the total of young people who have become unemployed and who have registered at unemployment benefit offices in each travel-to-work area in Cumbria in the last month for which statistics are available.
§ Mr. Alan ClarkThe following information is in the Library. The table gives, for the travel-to-work areas requested, the numbers of persons aged under 18 years who became unemployed claimants between the counts of 8 August and 12 September 1985.
Numbers Barrow-in-Furness 479 Carlisle 327 Kendal 67 Keswick 12 Penrith 65 Whitehaven 233 Windermere 14 Workington 261
§ Mr. Campbell-Savoursasked the Paymaster General how many youth training scheme places were identified and supported in the Workington travel-to-work area and the county of Cumbria during the last month for which statistics are available.
§ Mr. Alan ClarkAt the end of September 1985, there were 1,247 approved places in the Allerdale and Copeland local authority districts, which largely correspond to the Workington travel-to-work area, and 3,300 approved places in the county of Cumbria.
During the month of September, 153 places were approved by the Cumbria area manpower board; 56 of these were for one large mode A scheme in Allerdale local authority district.
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§ Mr. Campbell-Savoursasked the Paymaster General what proportion of (a) unemployed males and (b) unemployed females in the Barrow in Furness, Kendal, Whitehaven, Carlisle, Keswick and Penrith travel-to-work areas had been out of work for (i) one year, (ii) two years and (iii) three years at the latest available date.
Duration of unemployment—Travel-to-work areas—11 July 1985 Percentage of total unemployed Male Female One to two years Two to three years Over three years One to two years Two to three years Over three years Barrow-in-Furness 16.1 7.7 13.9 16.1 6.2 8.1 Carlisle 15.6 7.4 17.9 14.5 4.8 7.9 Kendal 15.7 6.3 8.4 9.7 4.8 5.3 Keswick 16.3 4.2 11.6 13.1 4.7 9.3 Penrith 14.0 6.5 12.0 12.3 6.4 5.0 Whitehaven 14.5 6.7 15.9 15.2 5.7 8.0
§ Mr. Ron Daviesasked the Paymaster General if he will estimate the percentage of the work force of each region of England employed in manufacturing industry at the latest date, in 1980 and in 1975.
§ Mr. Alan ClarkThe percentages of employees from each of the English standard regions who are employed in manufacturing industry are shown in the following table:
June 1985 June 1980 June 1975 South East 21.2 24.4 26.3 Greater London (included in South East) 16.4 N/A N/A East Anglia 25.2 28.5 29.8 South West 23.8 27.0 29.0 West Midlands 36.2 42.3 46.4 East Midlands 34.6 37.9 40.3 Yorkshire and Humberside 29.0 33.7 36.9 North West 28.4 34.8 38.6 North 27.6 31.9 35.5