§ Mr. Dalyellasked the Paymaster General how many people not included in the published unemployment figures were in part-time employment at the latest date for which figures are available; and how many were engaged on YTS or community programmes.
§ Mr. LangThe latest available estimate of the number of people aged 16 or over in Great Britain in part-time paid employment not claiming unemployment benefits is 4.8 million, based on the labour force survey conducted in spring 1984. The latest available estimates of the total numbers of people in Great Britain covered by the YTS and the community programme are 329,000 and 174,000 respectively relating to the end of December 1985.
§ Mr. Dalyellasked the Paymaster General how many people under 65 years of age were unemployed but not registered as claiming benefit at the latest available date.
§ Mr. LangAccording to results of the labour force survey, in the spring of 1984 in Great Britain there were about 850,000 people without jobs seeking work aged under 65 who were not included in the monthly count of benefit claimants. There were 940,000 registered for benefit but not looking for work.
§ Mr. Hoyleasked the Paymaster General if he will state the latest unemployment figures by ward and postal area for Peterborough, Northampton borough, Swindon, St. Helens, Wigan, Poulton, Bolton and Bury.
§ Mr. LangI am sending a copy of a computer printout giving the requested ward information, which is also available from the Library. The printout shows numbers of unemployed claimants as at 9 January 1986 by wards in the local authority districts of Peterborough, 21W Northampton, St. Helens, Wigan, Bolton, Bury, Thamesdown—which covers the area of Swindon—and the wards that cover the area of Poulton. Unemployment figures by postal area for this date are not available.