§ Mr. HardyTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment what is the percentage of the population nationally and in the Rotherham-Mexborough travel-to-work area which is in full-time employment.
§ Mr. LeeThe latest available local area information on persons in full-time employment comes from the 1981 census of population, which found that 43.5 per cent. of all persons aged 16 and over resident in the Rotherham and Mexborough travel-to-work area were in full-time employment. The comparable figure for Great Britain was 45.6 per cent. Later information for Great Britain is available from the labour force survey, which estimated that in spring 1986 43.2 per cent. of all persons aged 16 and over in Great Britain were in full-time employment.
§ Mr. MeacherTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment what has been the percentage change in (i) employment and (ii) unemployment in each of the regions(a) from mid-1979 to mid-1986 and (b) since mid-1986.
§ Mr. Lee[holding answer 25 January 1988]: The figures are give in the following tables.
Table 1 gives in percentage terms the net changes in the size of the civilian employed labour force (the sum of employees in employment and the self employed) in each region between June 1979 and June 1986 and between June 1986 and June 1987. The figures are not adjusted for the effects of seasonal variation.
Table 2 gives in percentage terms the changes in the numbers of unemployed claimants in each region between June 1979 and June 1986 arid between December 1987. The figures are adjusted for discontinuity and for the effects of seasonal variation.
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Table 1 Civilian employed labour force in the regions of Great Britain Net changes June 1979 to June 1986 June 1986 to June 1987 Per cent. Per cent. South East 1.6 1.9 East Anglia 11.1 4.5 South West 4.6 1.9 West Midlands -7.4 2.0 East Midlands 0.8 1.2 Yorkshire and Humberside -6.6 1.4 North West -12.5 0.6 North -10.1 1.0 Wales -12.2 1.2 Scotland -7.5 0.7
Table 2 Unemployed claimants in the Regions of Great Britain Changes June 1979—June 1986 Per cent. June 1986—December 1987 Per cent. South East 243.7 -24.2 East Anglia 205.9 -25.5 South West 160.4 -23.1 West Midlands 220.3 -20.4 East Midlands 225.7 -17.5 Yorkshire and Humberside 209.7 -17.1 North West 167.6 -17.8 336W
1988 European social fund aid requested for Merseyside Applicant name Organisation Beneficiaries £ aid Article1 Article1 Acorn Venture Association PB1 4 12,451.00 12a 41- Acorn Venture Association PB1 3 9,338.00 12a 42c AP Precision Hydraulics Ltd. PB3E 182 55,906.00 12a 42a Beoco Ltd. PB3 175 120,000.00 12a 42a CDS Training Ltd. PB4 24 23,669.00 12a 41- CDS Training Ltd. PB4 42 34,020.00 12b 41- CDS Training Ltd. PB4 16 14,843.00 12a 41- CDS Training Ltd. PB4 24 22,627.00 12a 42a CDS Training Ltd. PB4 18 24,008.00 12a 42a CDS Training Ltd. PB4 14 14,492.00 12a 41- CDS Training Ltd. PB4 21 21,340.00 12a 42a Eldonian Community Association PB4 4 16,519.50 12a 41- Eldonian Community Association PB4 6 24,775.20 12a 42a Employment Resource Group (ERG) Ltd. PB1 60 44,900.00 12a 42a Fringe PB1 3 11,879.00 12a 41- Fringe PB1 3 11,879.00 12a 42a Fringe PB1 6 32,021.00 12a 41- Fringe PB1 6 32,021.00 12a 42a GEC Installation Equipment Ltd. PB3E 26 37,581.00 12a 41- GEC Installation Equipment Ltd. PB3E 118 50,255.00 12a 42a Greenbank Project PB1 39 142,726.00 12a 41- Into Business Project Ltd. PB4 8 19,785.00 12a 42a Into Business Project Ltd. PB4 40 89,060.00 12a 41- Keyes UK Ltd. PB3P 58 19,068.00 12a 42e Kirkby Challenge Community Newspaper PB4 2 6,800.00 12a 41- Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council LA1 90 88,536.00 12a 41- Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council LA1 60 87,118.00 12a 41- Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council LA1 26 38,327.00 12a 42a Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council LA1 20 20,658.00 12a 41- Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council LA1 20 20,658.00 12a 42a Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council LA1 20 17,800.00 12a 41- Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council LA1 20 17,800.00 12a 42a Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council LA1 45 64,990.00 12a 41- Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council LA1 30 43,382.00 12a 42a Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council LA1 30 41,643.00 12a 42e Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council LA1 30 13,473.00 12a 41-
Changes June 1979— June 1986 Per cent. June 1986— December 1987 Per cent. Northern 130.3 -15.5 Wales 148.9 -19.8 Scotland 128.8 -9.5