HC Deb 16 March 1993 vol 221 cc197-8W
21. Mr. Llew Smith

To ask the Secretary of State for Employment what percentage of male unemployed people in Blaenau Gwent have been without work for between one and two years.

Mr. McLoughlin

In January 1993, on the unadjusted bases, 18 per cent. of male claimants in the Blaenau Gwent parliamentary constituency had been unemployed for between one and two years.

Mr. Bill Michie

To ask the Secretary of State for Employment what are the figures for jobs lost in the Sheffield area in the steel and engineering industry over the last 12 months.

Mr. McLoughlin

Figures at the level of industrial and geographical detail specified are only available from the census of employment—subject to confidentiality restrictions. The results of the 1991 census of employment will be available from 8 April. For the period specified, estimates are available only for broad industry groups by standard region.