§ Mr. CryerTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment if she will call for a report by the Health and Safety Executive on the likely consequences of the removal of any buffer zone round A. H. Marks Ltd. of Wyke in Bradford, South and its replacement with industrial development.
Economically inactive persons (not seasonally adjusted) Region Men aged 16 + As percentage of all men 16 + All persons aged 50+ As percentage of all men aged 50+ Men aged 50–64 As percentage of all men 50–64 Number (thousands) Percentage Number (thousands) Percentage Number (thousands) Percentage Autumn 1992 Great Britain 5,630 26.5 11,462 66.7 1,125 26.6 South East 1,609 24.2 3,305 63.3 266 20.7 Greater London 650 25.4 1,209 63.6 107 22.4 Rest of South East 959 23.4 2,096 63.2 159 19.6 East Anglia 202 25.3 438 66.0 29 18.6 South West 489 27.2 1,054 66.8 86 24.2 West Midlands 522 25.9 1,044 65.5 104 25.3 East Midlands 404 25.8 804 65.2 75 24.4 Yorkshire and Humberside 509 27.0 1,043 68.5 109 28.8 North West 685 28.5 1,346 69.7 156 32.3 North 343 29.4 694 72.2 92 38.1 Wales 356 32.4 683 73.3 88 39.4 Scotland 511 26.8 1,049 68.1 120 31.4 Spring 1992 United Kingdom 5,733 26.3 11,611 66.3 1,122 26.0 Northern Ireland 154 27.8 269 67.0 30 29.4 Source: Labour Force Survey.
Note: The Labour Force Survey is only carried out in Northern Ireland in spring each year.