§ Mr. Amessasked the Paymaster General how many people are (a) employed and (b) unemployed in Basildon.
§ Mr. LeeOn 9 October 1986, the number of unemployed claimants in the Basildon parliamentary constituency was 6,159.
Employment statistics for local areas are not available except for dates when censuses of employment are taken. The latest available figures are from the 1981 census of employment when there were 39,000 employees employed in the constituency. More up-to-date employment estimates, relating to September 1984, will become available early in the new year. Between censuses, employment estimates are based on small scale sample inquiries which cannot produce reliable results for areas smaller than the standard economic regions.
§ Mr. Amessasked the Paymaster General how many jobs have been (a) created and (b) lost in Basildon for each year of the past three years.
§ Mr. LeeI regret that the information requested is not available. Net changes in the numbers of jobs may be calculated by comparing employment figures at different dates, but these are not available for areas smaller than regions except from censuses of employment. The latest available figures are from the September 1981 census of
Table 1 Working Days Lost Through Industrial Disputes Thousand 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 All industries and services South East 4,487 439 843 1,220 962 1,522 492 East Anglia 548 58 80 109 57 87 43 South West 2,423 117 171 170 88 393 87 West Midlands 4,199 838 613 471 289 1,368 275 East Midlands 2,351 725 116 319 196 2,908 475 Yorkshire and Humberside 3,115 2,832 449 575 415 9,354 2,076 North West 4,516 533 692 989 765 1,381 403 North 2,164 2,006 341 447 241 4,211 890 Wales 1,642 2,918 292 283 353 3,527 940 Scotland 3,298 1,447 599 634 308 2,333 681 Northern Ireland 730 49 69 97 79 52 40 United Kingdom 29,474 11,964 4,266 5,313 3,754 27,135 6,402
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Table 2 Stoppages of Work Due to Industrial Disputes Stoppages in progress in year 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 All industries and services South East 306 179 183 224 202 247 173 East Anglia 45 34 26 19 17 28 25 South West 125 68 48 39 34 45 33 West Midlands 270 127 101 137 120 158 94 East Midlands 111 67 95 96 95 68 75 Yorkshire and Humberside 340 283 291 359 325 171 171 North West 301 141 177 223 164 161 122 North 159 107 121 119 99 80 97 employment. More up-to-date employment estimates, relating to September 1984, will become available early in the new year.
§ Mr. Dubsasked the Paymaster General what is the latest figure for the number of unemployed in Inner London.
§ Mr. LeeOn 9 October 1986 the number of unemployed claimants in the boroughs1 that make up Inner London was 201,161.
1 Camden, City of London, City of Westminster, Greenwich, Hackney, Hammersmith and Fulham, Islington, Kensington and Chelsea, Lambeth, Lewisham, Southwark, Tower Hamlets, Wandsworth.