§ Mr. GouldTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment (1) what has been the year-on-year rise in unemployment between 1979 and November 1991 in(a) North Tyneside, (b) the Meadowell estate, (c) the northern region and (d) the United Kingdom;
(2) what has been the year-on-year rise in unemploy-ment amongst young people between 1979 and November 1991 in (a) North Tyneside, (b) the Meadowell estate, (c) the northern region and (d) the United Kingdom.
§ Mr. ForthThe information requested can be obtained from the NOMIS database in the Library. Information for North Tyneside and the Meadowell estate is available from June 1983, on the unadjusted basis only.
§ Mr. GouldTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment if he will detail ministerial visits from his Department to North Tyneside in(a) 1990 and (b) 1991; and give details of meetings with representatives of the local authority which occurred during these visits.
§ Mr. ForthMinisters of the Department of Employment have visited the North Tyneside area on 10 occasions during 1990 and 1991, as follows:
Date Minister 23 January 1990 The right hon. Michael Howard QC MP 14 January 1990 Mr. Tim Eggar MP 25 October 1990 Mr. Robert Jackson MP 27 February 1991 Mr. Robert Jackson MP 9 May 1991 Mr. Eric Forth MP" 14 May 1991 The Viscount Ullswater 23 May 1991 Mr. Robert Jackson MP 25 September 1991 The right hon. Michael Howard QC MP 14 November 1991 Mr. Robert Jackson MP Those visits have been for a variety of purposes and have included meetings with a wide range of people connected with the North Tyneside area. The visit on 14 November 1991 involved a meeting with the Meadowell steering group, which includes among its members two representatives of North Tyneside metropolitan borough council.