§ Mr. Pikeasked the Paymaster General if he will give details of the numbers employed at the latest date for which figures are available and the comparative figures annually since 1979 in the following offices in Lancashire: (a) unemployment benefit offices and (b) jobcentres.
(a) Jobcentres 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 Burnley 19 18 24 26.5 21.5 Padiham 2 2 2 2 2.5 Total 21 20 26 28.5 24 Information about the number of staff employed in jobcentres in the Burnley constituency from 1979 to 1981 is no longer available.
(b) Unemployment Benefit Offices 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 Burnley A 35 30.5 54 65 49 22 21 20 Burnley B (including Padiham Part Time Office) — — — — — 20 15 18 Total 35 30.5 54 65 49 42 36 38