HC Deb 26 February 1987 vol 111 cc335-6W
Mr. Forth

asked the Paymaster General if he will give the percentage unemployment figure for the constituency of Mid-Worcestershire for June 1983 and January 1987.

Mr. Lee

Unemployment rates are only calculated by the Department for self-contained labour market areas. The smallest such areas are travel-to-work areas.

Mr. Bermingham

asked the Paymaster General what is the total number of people registered as unemployed and available for work in St. Helens, South at the latest date available.

Mr. Lee

The following information is in the Library. On 8 January 1987, the number of unemployed people claiming unemployment benefit, supplementary benefit or national insurance credits in the St. Helens, South constituency was 7,642. Availability for work is a condition for receipt of these benefits and credits.

Mr. Bermingham

asked the Paymaster General what is the total number of people who have been unemployed for over 12 months in St. Helens, South at the latest date available.

Mr. Lee

The following information is in the Library. On 8 January 1987, the number of claimants who had been unemployed for over one year in the St. Helens, South constituency was 3,798.

Mr. Bermingham

asked the Paymaster General what is the total number of people who are presently on the Government's special employment and training schemes in St. Helens, South at the latest date available.

Mr. Lee

It is not possible to give a precise total figure for the St. Helens, South constituency because of the various bases on which local information is collected. At the latest available date, the number of people participating in the employment, training and enterprise measures in the St. Helens area were:

Number Date
Community Programme 1231 (January)
Community Industry 83 (January)
Enterprise Allowance Scheme 821 (February)
Job Release Schemes 73 (January)
New Workers Scheme1 1,484 (February)
Young Workers Scheme 45 (February)
Job Splitting Scheme 5 (February)
Voluntary Projects Programme 382 (December)
Adult Training Programmes 307 (February)
YTS 2,023 (February)
1 The New Workers Scheme figures are for Lancashire.

Mr. Sheerman

asked the Paymaster General if he will publish in the Official Report the numbers of 16 to 25-year-olds in Leicestershire participating in November 1986 in (a) the YTS, (b) the community programme, (c) the new workers scheme and (d) the enterprise allowance scheme.

Mr. Kenneth Clarke

On 30 November 1986 the number of 16 to 25-year-olds in Leicestershire participating in YTS and the enterprise allowance scheme was 4,892 and 237 respectively. On 28 November 1986 there were 2,292 participants in the community programme in Leicestershire. Information is not available on how many of these were under 25; they were all aged 18 or over.

On 30 November 1986 there were 551 participants in the new workers scheme aged 18 and 19 in Leicestershire and Northampton. Separate figures are not available for Leicestershire.

Mr. Robert C. Brown

asked the Paymaster General how many persons resident in Newcastle upon Tyne, North constituency are at present employed on a Government scheme.

Mr. Lee

The Government operate over 30 employment, enterprise and training measures which are available to people in the Newcastle area. It is not possible to give a precise figure for the Newcastle upon Tyne, North constituency because of the various bases on which local information is collected. The schemes which people participate as employees are as follows together with the numbers on the schemes in the Newcastle area at the latest available date.

Number Date
Community Programme 2,386 January
Community Industry 157 January
New Workers Scheme1 579 February
Young Workers Scheme 138 February
Job Splitting Scheme 39 February
1 The New Workers Scheme figures are for Newcastle, North Tyneside and Northumberland.

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