HC Deb 28 January 1987 vol 109 cc276-7W
Mr. Fallon

asked the Paymaster General how many people were placed in work by Darlington jobcentre in each year since 1983.

Mr. Trippier

The following table gives the numbers of people placed into employment by the Darlington job centre for each year since 1983. These figures exclude placings made on Government schemes.

Placings
1983 2,972
1984 3,665
1985 3,719
1986 3,640

Mr. Fallon

asked the Paymaster General how many people left the unemployment register in Darlington in the last 12 months for which figures are available.

Mr. Trippier

Between 12 December 1985 and 11 December 1986 the number of claimants who left the unemployment count in the local authority district of Darlington was estimated at 9,323. This figure is affected by the change in the compilation of the unemployment statistics in March 1986.

Mr. Cohen

asked the Paymaster General if he will give a breakdown of the latest unemployment figures by ward in the constituency of Enfield, North.

Mr. Trippier

The following information is in the Library. The table shows the numbers of unemployed claimants on 11 December 1986 for each electoral ward in the Enfield, North parliamentary constituency.

Electoral ward Number of unemployed claimants
Bullsmoor 436
Bush Hill 315
Cambridge Road 343
Chase 260
Enfield Wash 408
Green Street 405
Ordnance 523
Ponders End 599
Town 178
Willow 224