§ Mr. Prescottasked the Paymaster General if he will provide an estimate of the number and proportion of workers aged 20 years and under in each of the following industrial divisions: footwear and clothing (SIC (1980) group 45), clothing, hats and gloves (SIC 453), retail distribution (SIC 64/65), hotel and catering (SIC 66), personal services (SIC 98) and also for all employees.
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Economically active*† women in Great Britain 1961 1966 (a)1971 (b) 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 Economically active women‡, aged 16 and over (a) thousands 7,601 8,732 9,085 9,332 9,439 9,606 9,781 9,826 10,117
§ Mr. Andrew F. Bennettasked the Paymaster General how many people are now on each of the following schemes: full-time job release, part-time job release, young worker's scheme, job-splitting scheme, community programme, community industry, enterprise allowances scheme, youth training scheme, and the training opportunities scheme; and if he will provide comparable figures where applicable for each of the last five years.
§ Mr. Alan ClarkThe information requested is as follows:
§ Mr. Alan ClarkThe available estimates presented in the table come from the 1984 labour force survey.
Employees aged 16 to 20 in Great Britain in Spring 1984 Industry Number (thousand) Per cent. All industries 2,332 100 Footwear & Clothing (Industry class 45) 56 2.4 Clothing, hats and gloves (Industry group 453) 42 1.8 Retail distribution (Industry class 64/65) 494 21.2 Hotels and catering (Industry class 66) 136 5.8 Personal services (Industry class 98) 63 2.7
§ Mr. Andrew F. Bennettasked the Paymaster General if he will list in the Official Report, for each of the last 25 years for which data are available (a) the total size of the female work force, (b) the proportion it represents within the total work force, (c) the proportion it represents within the female population of employable age and (d) the size of the female work force over 16 and under 25 years, over 25 and under 35 years, over 35 years and under 45 years, over 45 and under 55 years and over 55 years.
§ Mr. Alan ClarkThe available data are given in the table.
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1961 1966 (a) 1971 (b) 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 (b) as a proportion of all economically active persons aged 16 and over (per cent.) 32.1 35.5 36.5 37.5 37.8 38.2 38.7 38.8 39.4 (c) as a proportion of female population aged 16 and over (per cent.) 37.3 42.3 43.0 43.9 44.3 44.9 45.6 45.7 46.8 Economically active women‡ aged: 16–24 (thousands) 2,089 2,270 2,142 2,188 2,133 2,098 2,093 2,104 2,283 25–34 (thousands) 1,236 1,268 1,452 1,523 1,630 1,761 1,868 1,926 2,049 35–44 (thousands) 1,523 1,796 1,815 1,883 1,924 1,968 2,035 2,045 2,065 45–54 (thousands) 1,613 1,890 2,054 2,104 2,152 2,232 2,288 2,237 2,192 55 plus (thousands) 1,139 1,508 1,622 1,634 1,599 1,546 1,497 1,514 1,528
Economically active*† women in Great Britain 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 Economically active women‡, aged 16 and over (a) thousands 10,327 10,373 10,413 10,561 10,590 10,570 10,555 10,940 11,092 (b) as a proportion of all economically active persons aged 16 and over (per cent.) 39.9 40.0 40.0 40.3 40.4 40.6 40.8 41.4 41.6 (c) as a proportion of female population aged 16 and over (percent.) 47.5 47.5 47.4 47.7 47.6 47.3 47.0 48.4 48.9 Economically active women‡aged: 16–24 (thousands) 2,366 2,459 2,549 2,681 2,671 2,682 2,677 2,747 2,791 25–34 (thousands) 2,160 2,170 2,170 2,172 2,187 2,145 2,134 2,255 2,299 35–44 (thousands) 2,105 2,132 2,171 2,200 2,227 2,319 2,384 2,536 2,605 45–54 (thousands) 2,156 2,156 2,127 2,098 2,091 2,089 2,075 2,070 2,102 2,107 55 plus (thousands) 1,540 1,485 1,424 1,418 1,417 1,349 1,289 1,300 1,290 * Broadly speaking, those either actively seeking work or in paid employment.
† Figures for 1971(b) to 1984 are based mainly on the Labour Force Survey and Census of Population, adjusted to a mid-year basis. The data for 1961 and 1966 are extracted directly from the Census of Population, and are not strictly comparable with these later figures. A direct Census of Population figure for 1971(a) has also been given, to enable comparisons over time to be made. The figures for 1985 are projections.
‡ The minimum age used throughout is 16, for consistency, even though the minimum school leaving age was 15 up to 1973.
§ Mr. Peter Bruinvelsasked the Paymaster General if, pursuant to the answer of 17 December 1985 to the hon. Member for Leicester, East, Official Report, column 125, he will now publish in the Official Report the 50 parliamentary constituencies in which unemployment has been reduced by the greatest number since September 1984, giving the percentage reduction in each case.
§ Mr. Alan ClarkThe following information is in the Library. The table shows the fifty parliamentary constituencies in which unemployment has been reduced by the greatest number between September 1984 and December 1985, giving the percentage reduction in each case. The change will be affected by seasonal factors.
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Parliamentary Constituency Percentage reduction Glanford and Scunthorpe 10.03 Nuneaton 12.16 Basildon 9.22 Lanbaurgh 7.17 Sunderland, South 6.78 Bristol, West 8.02 Gillingham 10.59 Birmingham, Ladywood 5.51 Halton 6.65 Hamilton 8.27 Redcar 5.84 Cheadle 16.90 Tynemouth 7.58 Dudley, West 7.39 Hartlepool 5.25 St. Helens, South 6.39 43W
Parliamentary Constituency Percentage reduction Coventry, North-East 5.69 Leicester, East 8.37 Bolton, South-East 7.30 Harlow 10.86 Warley, East 6.80 Aberavon 9.75 Sutton Coldfield 12.05 Crosby 8.16 Medway 8.68 Newcastle upon Tyne, Central 7.57 Congleton 13.98 Leeds, North-West 10.36 Bradford, West 5.34 Leicester, South 6.20 Worcester 9.39 Corby 7.91 Blaenau, Gwent 8.07 Bosworth 12.36 Cannock and Burntwood 8.03 Gower 11.48 Solihull 11.45 Dudley, East 5.42 Rugby and Kenilworth 9.42 Aldridge-Brownhills 9.89 Hazel Grove 11.68 Newport, East 8.24 West Bromwich, East 6.93 Leicester, West 6.01 Bolton, North-East 7.62 Rutland and Melton 11.84 Knowsley, North 4.33
Parliamentary Constituency Percentage reduction Motherwell, South 7.53 Swansea, East 6.85 Walsall, South 5.54