§ Mr. WigleyTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment if he will publish details for each standard region of the United Kingdom of the numbers and proportion of the unemployed who possess academic or vocational qualifications.
§ Miss WiddecombeThe latest estimates from the Labour Force Survey for summer—June to August—1993 of the numbers and proportion of the ILO unemployed who possess academic or vocational qualifications, for each region of the United Kingdom, are given in the following table—estimate for Northern Ireland is based on spring 1993 data.
The Labour Force Survey shows that the ILO unemployment rate for people with no qualifications is about 50 per cent. higher than the rate for qualified people. People qualified to A-level standard or higher have the lowest ILO unemployment rates.
Numbers and proportions of ILO unemployed who possess academic or vocational qualifications. Not seasonally adjusted. Standard regions ILO unemployed with qualifications (Thousands) Proportion of all ILO unemployed (Percentage) South East 693 72 Greater London 342 72 Rest of South East 352 72 East Anglia 71 74 South West 147 74 West Midlands 186 62 East Midlands 116 64 Yorkshire and Humberside 190 71 North West 217 68 North 129 70 Wales 90 69 Scotland 180 70 Northern Ireland (Spring 1993) 50 58 United Kingdom 2,070 69 Source: Labour Force Survey, summer 1993 spring 1993.