§ Mr. PawseyTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment what was the level of employment in the Rugby-Daventry travel-to-work area in 1992 and at the latest available date.
§ Miss WiddecombeEmployment estimates for travelto-work areas are available only from the periodic censuses of employment. The latest estimates are for September 1991 when the total number of employees in employment in the Rugby and Daventry travel-to-work area was 50,600.
§ Mr. ChisholmTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment how many people were in employment, broken down for full time and part time, in(a) April 1989, (b) April 1993 and (c) the latest date for which figures are available.
§ Miss WiddecombeThe work force in employment estimates are available only for March, June, September and December of each year. The numbers in full-time and part-time employment were:
Work force in employment: Great Britain (seasonally adjusted) Full-time Part-time March 1989 19,637,000 6,341,000 March 1993 17,480,000 6,774,000 June 1993 17,529,000 6,769,000
§ Mr. VazTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment what is the average length of time(a) black men, (b) black women, (c) Asian men, (d) Asian women, (e) white men and (f) white women remain unemployed.
§ Miss WiddecombeThis information is not available.
§ Mr. VazTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment what percentage of the unemployed are(a) black, (b) Asian and (c) white; and in each case what percentage is unemployed for more than (i) six months and (ii) one year.
§ Miss WiddecombeThe latest estimates from the spring 1993 labour force survey according to the international standard—International Labour Organisation —definition of unemployment are given in the following table: