§ 55. Mr. FallonTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment how many people are employed as self-employed in the northern region; and what was the figure in 1983.
§ Mr. LeeIn December 1987, the latest date for which figures are available, there were an estimated 110,000 self-employed people in the northern region. In December 1983 the figure was 92,000.
§ 62. Mr. LeadbitterTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment what proportion of YTS leavers in the northern region of England became unemployed.
§ Mr. CopeThe latest available information, from the Training Commission's 100 per cent. follow-up survey of YTS leavers, shows that 31 per cent. of leavers between April 1986 and December 1987 in the northern region were unemployed some three months after leaving their scheme.
§ 69. Mr. Ronnie CampbellTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment how many jobs have been lost in manufacturing in the northern region of England since 1979.
§ Mr. LeeThere are no figures for job losses and job gains. Between March 1979 and March 1988 the number of employees in employment in manufacturing in the northern region fell by 147,000.