§ Mr. Austin MitchellTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment (1) what has been (1) the numerical, and (ii) the percentage, loss or gain in(a) manufacturing industry, (b) service industries and (c) the public service from 1979 to 1987 in(i) the United Kingdom, (ii) West Germany, (iii) the United States of America and (iv) Japan;
(2) what has been the total increase or decrease in jobs in (a) manufacturing industry, (b) service industries and (c) the total economy from 1979 to 1987 in (i) the United Kingdom, (ii) West Germany, (iii) Japan and (iv) the United States of America.
§ Mr. LeeThere are no figures for job losses or job gains, and estimates are not available for all the dates, areas and categories specified. The available information is as follows:
Numerical changes in the levels of civilian employment1 Manufacturing Industries Service Industries Totals in Civilian Employment Great Britain 1979–1985 -1,783,000 1,119,000 -919,000 1979–1987 -1,954,000 1,856,000 -432,000 West Germany 1979–1985 -793,000 627,000 -505,000 Japan 1979–1985 1,200,000 3,210,000 3,280,000 United States of America 1979–1985 -1,579,000 9,370,000 8,326,000 229W
Percentage changes in the levels of civilian employment1 Manufacturing Industries Service Industries Totals in Civilian Employment Great Britain 1979–1985 -25 8 -4 1979–1987 -27 13 -2 West Germany 1979–1985 -9 5 -2
Manufacturing Industries Service Industries Totals in Civilian Employment Japan 1979–1985 9 11 6 United States of America 1979–1985 -87 15 8 1 Civilian employment is the sum of employees in employment and the self employed in Great Britain. In West Germany, Japan and the United States of America the figures include unpaid family workers.
§ Mr. OppenheimTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment what percentage of those available for work in Derbyshire were unemployed in each of the years 1983 to 1987; and what was the number of advertised job vacancies for each of those years.
§ Mr. LeeThe table shows the annual average number of unemployed claimants expressed as a percentage of employees in employment plus the unemployed. Estimates of self-employment, also part of the working population, are not regularly produced for counties. Also included are the annual average number of unfilled job vacancies registered at jobcentres, in the county of Derbyshire for each year from 1983 to 1987. Total numbers of advertised job vacancies are not available but it is estimated that nationally about a third of vacancies are notified to jobcentres.
County of Derbyshire Year Unemployed claimants1 (per cent.) Unfilled vacancies2 1983 12.4 1,512 1984 12.7 1,493 1985 12.7 1,663 1986 12.8 2,049 1987 12.0 2,363 1 The numbers are affected by changes in the coverage of the count. 2 The number of unfilled vacancies for 1983 is an average of 9 months, as the figures are only available from April 1983.
§ Mr. GoodladTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment how many self-employed people there were in (i) the Northwich travel-to-work area, (ii) the Runcorn travel-to-work area and (iii) the Chester travel-to-work area in each of the last five years; and what those figures represented as a percentage of the working population.
§ Mr. LeeThe only source of information on the self-employed resident in travel-to-work area (TTWAs) is the decennial census of population. Information from the 1981 census of population for the relevant TTWAs is as shown in the table:
Self-employed Number as percentage of economically active Northwich 5,237 9.1 Widnes and Runcorn 3,115 4.9 Wirral and Chester 17,084 7.0
§ Mr. GoodladTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment what information he has as to how many230W visitors stayed overnight in (a) the Northwich travel-towork area, (b) the Runcorn travel-to-work area and (c) the Chester travel-to-work area in each of the last five years; how much they spent; and how many jobs they provided.
§ Mr. LeeData on the number and expenditure of overnight visits to the travel to work areas specified are not available. However, data on the number of overnight visits to Cheshire by overseas visitors and their associated expenditure are:
Visits Spending (000s) (£ millions) 1982 172 20 1983 183 23 1984 211 27 1985 198 31 1986 204 38 The latest available data on employment in tourism related industries in Cheshire relates to September 1984 when there were an estimated 21,800 employees in employment. Equivalent data for specified travel-to-work areas are as follows:
Number Northwich 2,600 Widnes & Runcorn 3,200 Wirral & Chester 12,800
§ Mr. GoodladTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment how many people have taken advantage of the job training scheme child care payment systems in(a) the Northwich travel-to-work area, (b) the Chester travel-to-work area and (c) the Runcorn travel-to-work area.
§ Mr. CopeThere are no trainees receiving child care payments in the three areas concerned. The facility for such payments is being piloted in 10 areas nationally, none of which fall within the boundaries of Cheshire.
§ Mr. GoodladTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment, what is the current level of(a) youth, (b) long-term and (c) all unemployment in (i) the Northwich travel-to-work area, (ii) the Chester travel-to-work area and (iii) the Runcorn travel-to-work area; what have been the figures at the same date in each of the last five years; and what each figure represents as a percentage of those available for work.
§ Mr. LeeThe following information is available from the Library. Table(a) shows the number of unemployed claimants aged under 18, table (b) shows the number of unemployed claimants unemployed for over one year, and table (c) shows the total number of unemployed claimants at October of each of the last five years, (the most recent available figures are for October 1987) in the Northwich, Wirral and Chester and Widnes and Runcorn travel-towork areas, together with these numbers as a percentage of employees in employment plus the unemployed. Comparisons over the period are slightly affected by the change in the method of compiling the figures in March 1986.
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Travel to work area October 1983 Per cent. October 1984 Per cent. October 1985 Per cent. Octobe 1986 Per cent. October 1987 Per cent. Table (a)—Unemployed Claimants aged under 18 Northwich 478 1.0 485 1.0 461 1.0 344 0.7 258 0.6 Wirral and Chester 2,763 1.3 2,527 1.2 2,374 1.2 2,114 1.1 1,530 0.8 Widnes and Runcorn 1,057 1.8 1,008 1.7 805 1.4 717 1.3 614 1.1 Table (b)—Claimants unemployed over one year Northwich 2,254 4.9 2,514 5.3 2,493 5.3 2,467 5.3 2,027 4.4 Wirral and Chester 15,703 7.6 17,007 8.3 17,848 8.8 17,650 8.8 15,421 7.7 Widnes and Runcorn 4,865 8.3 5,503 9.3 5,659 9.9 5,487 9.8 4,637 8.3 Table (c)—Total unemployed Claimants Northwich 6,262 13.5 6,434 13.6 6,563 13.8 6,016 12.9 5,116 11.0 Wirral and Chester 37,083 18.0 38,637 18.9 39,368 19.5 37,875 18.9 33,365 16.6 Widnes and Runcorn 11,389 19.3 11,703 19.8 11,584 20.3 11,335 20.2 9,668 17.2