§ Mr. Sheermanasked the Paymaster General if he will publish in the Official Report the number of full-time and part-time employees in the labour force in each employment region in (a) 1979, (b) 1981, (c) 1983, (d) 1984 and (e) 1985 aged 16 to 19 years, 20 to 24 years, and 25 years and over, showing separately males and females by the standard Department of Employment categories of ethnic origin.
§ Mr. LeeThe regular quarterly employees in employment series does not identify age or ethnic origin. The labour force survey provides information on a different basis but allows the above analyses. The available information for the years requested is given in the table below. Because of considerations of sample size, it is not possible to provide the information requested by region.
477W1 Estimates relate to the Spring of each year. Figures for 1985 exclude those on Government schemes, whereas earlier years include those on schemes if reported as in employment.
2 An employee is shown as full-time or part-time according to whether he considers his job to be a full or part-time job.
3 Includes those who did not state their ethnic origin.
* Less than ten thousand.
§ Mr. Corrieasked the Paymaster General if he will detail, ward by ward, the unemployment figures in Cunninghame district for 1979 and 1983; and what are the latest figures.
§ Mr. LeeFollowing is the available information, which is also in the Library. The table shows the numbers of unemployed claimants in the electoral wards of Cunninghame local authority district for June 1983 and January 1987. The comparison is affected by seasonal factors and changes in the method of collection and compilation of the data. Statistics of unemployment for electoral wards are derived from the ward-based system and are available only from June 1983.
Electoral Ward 9 June 1983 8 January 1987 Ardrossan North 531 581 Ardrossan South 586 616 Arran 175 260 Beith 312 368 Bourtreehill 407 418 Broomlands 413 442 Dalry 298 321 Dreghorn 283 260 Fairlie, Skelmorlie and Cumbrae 141 250 Garnock East 259 281 Girdle Toll 239 260 Irvine North 442 506 Irvine Townhead 225 222 Irvine Vineburgh 649 596 Irvine West 406 394 Irvine Woodlands 461 535 Irvine Landward 231 242 Kilbirnie North 385 399 Kilbirnie South 405 467 Kilwinning East 503 581 Kilwinning South 533 615 Kilwinning West 289 304 Largs North 187 265 Largs South 121 195 Saltcoats East 547 520 Saltcoats North 507 501 South Beach 358 507 Stevenston North 622 574 Stevenston South 617 661 West Kilbride 260 330
§ Mr. Frank Cookasked the Paymaster General what is the present number of quarterly signers signing on at unemployment benefit offices in Cleveland at (a) Stockton: Bayheath house, Prince Regent street, (b) Stockton: Daryl house, Park terrace, (c) Billingham: Kingsway house, West precinct, (d) Guisborough: Morgan drive, (e) Guisborough: Loftus market place, (f) Hartlepool: Raby road, (g) Middlesbrough: 36 Grange road and (h) Middlesbrough: Crown house, Wilson street.
§ Mr. Kenneth Clarke[pursuant to his reply, 27 February 1987]: The number of quarterly attenders signing at unemployment benefit offices in Cleveland at the offices listed is as follows:
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Number (a) STOCKTON 1 Bayheath House
Prince Regent Street
572
Number (b) STOCKTON 2 Daryl House
Park Terrace
467 (c) BlLLINGHAM Kingsway House
West Precinct
378 (d) GUISBOROUGH 8 Chaloner Street
(formerly at Morgan Drive)
192 (e) LOFTUS 23 High Street
90 (f) HARTLEPOOL 1 Avenue Road
(same building as Hartlepool 2)
447 (g) HARTLEPOOL 2 Raby Road
487 (h) MIDDLESBROUGH 1 36 Grange Road
696 (i) MIDDLESBROUGH 2 Crown House
5 Linthorpe Road
450 (j) MIDDLESBROUGH 3 Crown House
5 Linthorpe Road
433 TOTAL 4,212