§ Mrs. DunwoodyTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment what percentage of(a) 30 to 40-year-olds, (b) 40 to 50-year-olds and (c) 50 to 60-year-olds apply for employment for (i) skilled and (ii) unskilled positions, but are not hired.
§ Mr. McLoughlinThis information is not collected centrally.
§ Mrs. DunwoodyTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment how many people aged(a) 30 to 40 years, (b) 40 to 50 years and (c) 50 to 60 years old were dismissed in the past financial year from a job they had held for more than five years.
§ Mr. McLoughlinInformation regarding those dismissed within the past financial year from a job held for more than five years is not available. The most recent available estimates relating to dismissals are given in the following table.
Labour Force Survey Summer (June to August) 1992 Great Britain (not seasonally adjusted). Persons not currently in employment who were dismissed from their last job Age Number 30–39 37,000 40–49 26,000 50–60 17,000
§ Mrs. DunwoodyTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment what percentage of skilled workers aged(a) 30 to 40 years, (b) 40 to 50 years and (c) 50 to 60 years were made redundant in the last financial year.
§ Mr. McLoughlinInformation relating to skilled workers by age group is not available. Total numbers made redundant by age groups in Great Britain are available from the quarterly "Labour Force Survey" which has been undertaken quarterly from spring 1992. The latest information available is from the spring and summer 1992 surveys and is as follows:
Persons made redundant Age Spring 1992 Summer 1992 31–40 64,974 48,121 41–50 65,194 57,726 51–60 49,816 48,710