§ Mr. MallonTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland (1) how many people living in Craigavon are at present employed; and what percentage of people employed in Northern Ireland this constitutes;
(2) how many people living in Newry are at present employed; and what percentage of people employed in Northern Ireland this constitutes;
636W(3) how many people living in Armagh City are at present employed; and what percentage of the total of people employed in Northern Ireland this constitutes;
(4) how many people living in the Belfast City area are at present employed; and what percentage of the total of people employed in Northern Ireland this constitutes.
§ Mr. Viggers[holding answer 31 October 1988]: Information in the form requested on the numbers of persons employed and living in each of the areas referred to can only be obtained from the census of population. The most recent information available from this source relates to April 1981 and is as follows:
Area Number in employment at April 1981 Number in employment in area as percentage of number in employment in Northern Ireland at April 1981 Per cent. Craigavon District Council Area 26,328 5 Newry and Mourne District Council Area 19,624 4 Armagh City1 4,236 1 Belfast District Council Area 108,404 21 Northern Ireland 524,294 100 1 Armagh city has been taken as the following electoral wards (existing at April 1981) of Armagh District Council Area: Demesna, Downs, Lisanally, Lurgyvallen, and the Mall.