§ Mr. William RossTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many persons were employed in the civil service in the Coleraine council area by Department
Northern Ireland Civil Service Coleraine District Council area—non-industrial staff in post at 1 April Year DANI DED DOE DFP DHSS NIO PANI Total 1985 173 18 382 57 96 5 20 751 1986 173 19 404 53 101 6 19 775 1987 164 22 391 53 109 10 24 773 1988 156 22 395 52 112 9 23 769 1989 156 23 395 51 107 9 23 764 1990 149 21 383 46 99 16 25 739 11991 135 23 390 42 91 16 30 727 1At 1 March.
§ Mr. William RossTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what was the number of persons employed by sex in each standard category of employment in the Coleraine council area for 1 January and 1 July for each year from 1985 to 1991
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Employees in employment—Coleraine district council Industrial division SIC 1980 division Males Females Total September 1984 Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing1 0 — — — Energy and Water Supply Industries 1 808 104 912 Manufacture Metals, Mineral Products and Chemicals 2 505 29 534 Metal Goods, Engineering and Vehicle Industries 3 426 509 935 Other Manufacturing Industries 4 1,375 717 2,092 Manufacturing 2–4 2,306 1,255 3,561 Construction 5 691 60 751 Distillery, Hotels and Catering; Repairs 6 1,516 1,430 2,946 Transport and Communication 7 388 92 480 Banking, Finance, Insurance and Business Services 8 484 406 890 Other Services 9 2,339 3,925 6,264 Services 6–9 4,727 5,853 10,580 Total 8,532 7,272 15,804 September 1987 Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing1 0 — — — Energy and Water Supply Industries 1 732 92 824 Manufacture Metals, Mineral Products and Chemicals 2 148 13 161 Metal Goods, Engineering and Vehicle Industries 3 562 910 1,472 Other Manufacturing Industries 4 1,436 843 2,279 as at 1 January and 1 July in each year from 1985 to 1991; and if he will list the reasons for any substantial change in the numbers year on year.
§ Dr. MawhinneyThe information in respect of the dates specified is not readily available and could be compiled only at disproportionate cost. However, the table lists the number of non-industrial Northern Ireland civil servants employed in the Coleraine district council area by Department as at 1 April in each year from 1985 to 1991 and as at 1 March in 1991.
The increase in staff numbers in 1986 was a result of expansion in the Department of the Environment's vehicle licensing office and water service and the decrease in 1990 was the result of fluctuations in staff numbers across a number of Departments.
§ Mr. NeedhamInformation on the number of employees by industry (excluding agriculture) and district council area is obtained from the census of employment which has been conducted every two or three years since 1978. The information available from this source from September 1984 onwards by sex and industrial sector is as follows:
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Industrial division SIC 1980 division Males Females Total Manufacturing 2–4 2,146 1,766 3,912 Construction 5 699 95 794 Distillery, Hotels and Catering; Repairs 6 1,470 1,603 3,073 Transport and Communication 7 390 47 437 Banking, Finance, Insurance and Business Services 8 467 455 922 Other Services 9 2,486 4,047 6,533 Services 6–9 4,813 6,152 10,965 Total 8,390 8,105 16,495 1 Agriculture figures related to Coleraine rural district. Source: 1984 and 1987 census of employment.
§ Mr. William RossTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what was the number and percentage of (i) male unemployed, and (ii) female unemployed in the council area of Coleraine as at 1 January and 1 July for each year from 1985 to 1991; and where Coleraine council area was ranked among all council areas in Northern Ireland for each figure given.
§ Mr. NeedhamThe number of male and female unemployed claimants in the Coleraine district council area for the months requested is as follows:
Table 1 Number of unemployed claimants in the Coleraine district council area Male Female 1985 January 2,767 994 July 2,625 1,002 1986 January 3,008 1,117 July 3,100 1,125 1987 January 3,212 1,105 July 2,909 1,091
Table 2: Unemployment in the Coleraine travel-to-work-area Males Females Number of unemployed Rate Rank Number of unemployed Rate Rank January 1985 5,100 21.7 7 1,636 11.8 9 July 1985 4,911 20.9 7 1,667 12.0 9 January 1986 5,555 23.4 7 1,822 12.9 8 July 1986 5,706 24.1 5 1,864 13.2 8 January 1987 5,961 25.5 5 1,861 12.9 9 July 1987 5,530 23.7 5 1,862 12.9 9 January 1988 5,486 23.8 5 1,681 11.4 9 July 1988 5,072 22.0 6 1,796 12.1 7 January 1989 5,017 22.2 6 1,667 11.2 7 July 1989 4,752 21.0 6 1,662 11.2 8 January 1990 4,627 20.1 5 1,418 9.6 8 July 1990 4,351 19.2 5 1,450 9.8 8 January 1991 4,501 19.9 6 1,311 8.8 8 The rankings are on the basis of Coleraine's position within the 12 Northern Ireland TTWAs and these were ranked from the highest to the lowest unemployment rate. 132W
Male Female 1988 January 2,946 1,015 July 2,789 1,077 1989 January 2,764 986 July 2,622 980 1990 January 2,567 888 July 2,382 888 1991 January 2,399 774 Unemployment rates are available only for travel-to-work-areas (TTWAs). Coleraine district council area falls within the Coleraine TTWA which also includes Ballymoney and Moyle district council areas. The table shows the unemployment rates for males and females in the Coleraine TTWA and where each was ranked among the twelve TTWAs in Northern Ireland.