§ Mr. Ralph Howellasked the Paymaster General (1) if he will list the number of persons made redundant who were included in the unemployment count for each of the years 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985 and at the latest available date for which figures are available; and if he will show this figure as a percentage of the total unemployed for each year;
(2) if he will list the numbers of disabled included in the unemployment count for each of the years 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985; and if he will show this as a percentage of total unemployment in each year.
§ Mr. Wainwrightasked the Paymaster General how many people aged (a) under 19 years and (b) under 24 years are currently registered as unemployed in (i) England, (ii) Yorkshire and Humberside, (iii) West Yorkshire and (iv) the Kirklees area; and in each case, what proportion of them have been unemployed for a period of 52 weeks or more.
§ Mr. LangThe following information is available in the Library. The figures relate to unemployed claimants on 9 January 1986, the latest date for which an analysis of unemployment by age and duration is available.
The table shows the numbers of unemployed claimants aged under 19 years and under 25 years (not available under 24 years) in the regions specified.
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Numbers of unemployed claimants aged under 19 years and aged under 25 years Region Numbers of unemployed claimants Percentage unemployed over 52 weeks England: under 19 years 276,038 14.4 under 25 years 980,818 27.6 Yorkshire and Humberside: under 19 years 38,112 15.4 under 25 years 121,845 29.3 West Yorkshire Metropolitan County: under 19 years 14,447 15.1 under 25 years 46,636 27.6 Kirklees Metropolitan Borough: under 19 years 2,531 14.3 under 25 years 7,995 26.8
§ Mr. Philip Oppenheimasked the Paymaster General what proportion of people were in work in Amber Valley and Derbyshire for (a) 1970, (b) 1975 and (c) the last year for which figures are available.
§ Mr. Lang[pursuant to his reply, 28 February 1986, c. 730]: The available information comes from the census of population and is as follows. Comparable figures for 1975 are not available.
Proportion of the population of working age* who were in employment 1971 per cent. 1981 per cent. Amber Valley 70.1 71.8 Derbyshire 70.2 70.1 * Men aged 15–64 inclusive and women aged 15–59 inclusive in 1971; men aged 16–64 inclusive and women aged 16–59 inclusive in 1981.