§ Mr. Clayasked the Paymaster General if he will state the latest unemployment figures by ward and postal area for Sunderland.
§ Mr. LangThe following information is in the Library. Figures are given showing the numbers of unemployed claimants as at 6 February 1986 in the wards of the Sunderland local authority district. Unemployment figures by postal area for this date are not available.
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Number Bishopwearmouth 1,173 Castletown 782 Central 839 Colliery 718 Deptford and Pallion 1,456 Downhill 1,432
Number Ford and Pennywell 2,282 Fulwell 524 Hendon 966 Humbledon 846 Hylton Castle 1,138 Roker and Monkwearmouth 1,163 Ryhope 891 St. Chads 994 St. Michaels 688 Silksworth 1,304 Thorney Close 1,394 Thornhill 479 Southwick 1,164 Helton No. 1 541 Hetton No. 2 559 Houghton No. 1 755 Houghton No. 2 878 Houghton No. 3 959 Washington No. 1 1,303 Washington No. 2 3,695
§ Mrs. Renée Shortasked the Paymaster General if he will list the total number of new jobs which have become vacant or available in the Wolverhampton area during the last three months, and the specific areas of industry or commerce in which they have arisen.
§ Mr. LangThe information is not available as requested. However, data are collected on the number of vacancies notified to jobcentres. The following table gives the numbers of vacancies notified to the Wolverhampton jobcentre between 8 November 1985 and 7 February 1986, analysed according to the 1980 standard industrial classification.
We estimate that nationally only about one third of all vacancies are notified to jobcentres.
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Notified vacancies—Wolverhampton jobcentre 8 November 1985 to 7 February 1986 Standard Industrial Classification 1980 Notified vacancies Agriculture, forestry and fishing 4 Coal extraction 0 Mineral oil and natural gas extraction 0 Mineral oil processing 1 Nuclear fuel production 0 Gas, electricity and water 8 Extraction of other minerals and ores 0 Metal manufacture 15 Manufacture of non-metallic products 3 Chemical industry 5 Production of man-made fibres 0 Manufacture of metal goods 70 Mechanical engineering 54 Manufacture of office machinery and data processing equipment 1 Electrical and electronic engineering 15 Manufacture of motor vehicles 8 Shipbuilding and repairing 0 Manufacture of aerospace and other transport equipment 14 Instrument engineering 3 Food, drink and tobacco 8 Textiles 1 Leather, footwear and clothing 29 Timber and furniture 22 Paper, printing, publishing 6 Other manufacturing 9 Construction 53 Wholesale distribution 39 Retail distribution 309 Hotel and catering 99 Repair of consumer goods and vehicles 14
Standard Industrial Classification 1980 Notified vacancies Transport 23 Telecommunications 17 Insurance, banking, finance and business services 105 Public administration and defence 137 Medical and other health services 34 Other services—not elsewhere classified 77 Total 1,183
§ Mrs. Renée Shortasked the Paymaster General how many people resident in the west midlands have withdrawn claims from his Department's offices during the last seven years without listing a new employment post when signing off.