§ Mr. Pikeasked the Paymaster General if he will publish in the Official Report for (a) Burnley constituency and (b) Pendle constituency (i) the population and (ii) the number unemployed as at 1 January and 1 July in 1979 and each subsequent year.
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§ Mr. LeeFollowing is the available information, which is also in the Library. The most recent information on the population in parliamentary constituencies is from the 1981 census of population, which identified populations of 94,078 and 85,744 respectively, present on census night (5–6 April 1981) in the Burnley and Pendle constituencies.
The following table shows the numbers of unemployed claimants in the parliamentary constituencies of Burnley and Pendle on count dates closest to 1 January and 1 July. The comparison is affected by the change in timing of the compilation of the unemployment statistics in March 1986. Statistics of unemployment for parliamentary constituencies are derived from the ward-based system and are available only from June 1983.
Burnley Pendle 14 July 1983 6,205 4,700 12 January 1984 6,039 4,689 12 July 1984 5,855 4,499 10 January 1985 5,895 4,720 11 July 1985 6,040 4,803 9 January 1986 6,085 4,839 10 July 1986 6,093 4,914 8 January 1987 5,769 4,534
Mr. Pike askedthe Paymaster General what was the number of people unemployed in (a) Burnley and (b) Pendle by standard industrial classification when such figures were last available.
§ Mr. LeeThe following information is in the Library. The table shows the numbers of unemployed registrants, analysed by the 1968 standard industrial classification, at jobcentres which closely correspond to the Burnley and Pendle parliamentary constituencies in May 1982, the last date for which such figures were collected. These figures are not comparable with the current monthly count of unemployed claimants at unemployment benefit offices.
Unemployed Registrants, May 1982 Burnley and Padiham Jobcentres Barnoldswick, Colne and Nelson Jobcentres Agriculture, forestry, fishing 19 31 Mining and quarrying 88 3 Food, drink and tobacco 55 80 Coal, petroleum and chemical products 88 144 Metal manufacture 70 33 Engineering and allied trades 1,379 693 Textiles, leather and clothing 701 836 Other manufacturing 518 352 Construction 633 287 Gas, electricity and water 28 6 Transport and communication 150 85 Distributive trades 652 500 Financial, professional, miscellaneous 789 507 Public administration and defence 165 94 Unclassified by Industry 929 782 Total unemployed registrants 6,264 4,433
§ Mr. Pikeasked the Paymaster General what are the unemployment figures, broken down by male and female and under 25 years, 25 to 50 years and over 50 years of age for each of the last four years for (a) Burnley constituency and (b) Pendle constituency.
§ Mr. LeeThe following information is in the Library. The tables show the number of unemployed claimants in 21W the age groups requested, analysed by sex, in the constituencies of Burnley and Pendle, for January of each
Unemployed Claimants, Burnley Parliamentary Constituency Under 25 Years 25–49 Years Over 50 Years Male Female Male Female Male Female January 1984 1,327 805 2,022 775 777 333 January 1985 1,344 753 1,955 798 697 348 January 1986 1,339 746 2,019 860 775 346 January 1987 1,221 646 2,046 805 726 325
Unemployed Claimants, Pendle Parliamentary Constituency Under 25 Years 25–49 Years Over 50 Years Male Female Male Female Male Female January 1984 948 691 1,487 637 640 286 January 1985 891 649 1,516 690 662 312 January 1986 915 674 1,577 769 618 286 January 1987 790 623 1,438 746 630 307
§ Mr. Peter Pikeasked the Paymaster General how many people in (a) Burnley and (b) Pendle have been unemployed (i) for more than one year and (ii) for more than two years; and what were the corresponding figures in 1979.
§ Mr. LeeThe following information is in the Library. The table gives the numbers of claimants who had been unemployed for the durations requested in the parliamentary constituencies of Burnley and Pendle on 8 January 1987, the latest date for which an analysis of unemployment by duration is available. Statistics of unemployment for parliamentary constituencies derived from the ward-based system and are available only from June 1983.
Over one year Over two years Burnley 2,351 1,466 Pendle 1,687 984