HC Deb 18 November 1991 vol 199 cc50-1W
Mr. Nellist

To ask the Secretary of State for Employment if he will give for Coventry the figures of unemployment, broken down by age, sex and duration.

Mr. Jackson

Unemployment figures by age and duration are available only on a quarterly basis. The latest, relating to July 1991, can be obtained from the NOMIS database in the Library. Figures for October 1991 will he published on Tuesday 19 November.

Mr. Parry

To ask the Secretary of State for Employment if he will list the top 10 constituencies with the highest level of unemployment in England, Scotland and Wales at the latest available date; and if he will make a statement.

Mr. Jackson

For areas with different sized work forces, such as parliamentary constituencies, the only meaningful comparisons are based on unemployment rates. These are not available at the level of parliamentary constituencies.

Mr. Parry

To ask the Secretary of State for Employment how many persons under the age of 21 years are unemployed in the Liverpool travel-to-work area at the most recent date.

Mr. Jackson

Unemployment figures by age and duration are available on a quarterly basis and provide separate figures for those under 20 years of age. In July 1991, the latest available date, there were 6,804 unemployed claimants aged under 20 in the Liverpool travel-to-work area.

Mr. Parry

To ask the Secretary of State for Employment what is the percentage rate of unemployment in Liverpool, Riverside constituency at the latest date; and if he will make a statement.

Mr. Jackson

The smallest geographical areas for which unemployment rates are available are travel-to-work areas. The unemployment rate in October 1991 for Liverpool travel-to-work area was 14.7 per cent., 6.2 percentage points lower than at the peak in January 1986. The figures are on the unadjusted basis and comparisons are affected by changes in the coverage of the count over the period and by seasonal influences.

Mr. Nellist

To ask the Secretary of State for Employment if he will produce a table to show, for each of the last 12 months, the number of(a) unemployed in Coventry, (b) the number of vacancies available at (i) the local jobcentre and (ii) the careers office and (c) (a) divided by (b).

Mr. Jackson

The information on unemployment and jobcentre vacancies can be obtained from the NOMIS database in the House of Commons Library. Information for vacancies at career offices in Coventry can be found in the west midlands regional press notice, copies of which are available in the Library.

Mr. Parry

To ask the Secretary of State for Employment if he will make a statement on unemployment figures for Liverpool and Merseyside at the latest date.

Mr. Jackson

In October 1991, the unadjusted level of unemployment in the county of Merseyside was 93,485. In the Liverpool travel-to-work area, part of which falls in the county of Merseyside, the unadjusted level of unemployment was 71,150.