HC Deb 03 February 1994 vol 236 cc891-2W
Mr. Oppenheim

To ask the Secretary of State for Employment how many people were in employment in the Amber Valley constituency, for its nearest equivalent, in(a) 1979, (b) 1983, (c) 1987 and (d) 1992; and what is the latest figure.

Miss Widdecombe

The information on employees in employment in the Amber Valley parliamentary constituency is available from the periodic censuses of employment, and is given in the following table:

Employees in employment in the Amber Valley constituency in September of each year.
Number
1981 129,300
1984 32,000
1987 34,300
1989 35,900
1991 36,700
1 The boundary for this parliamentary constituency was revised in 1983 and therefore the information for 1981 is not directly comparable with that in later censuses.

Mr. Oppenheim

To ask the Secretary of State for Employment what is the current rate of unemployment in the Amber Valley constituency; what is the latest figure for the south-east; and what is the current average figure for each of the EC countries.

Miss Widdecombe

In December 1993, the seasonally adjusted rate of claimant unemployment stood at 9.7 per cent. of the workforce in the South East region. Claimant unemployment rates are not available for areas smaller than the self-contained labour markets known as travel-to-work areas. No figure is available for the Amber Valley constituency.

Internationally comparable unemployment figures based on the internationally standardised ILO definition of unemployment are published by EUROSTAT in its monthly "Unemployment Bulletin", copies of which are available in the Library. The United Kingdom ILO unemployment rate is below the EC average and is falling.

Mr. Donohoe

To ask the Secretary of State for Employment how many people were placed in employment by(a) Kilwinning and (b) Irvine jobcentres in each month since April 1992.

Mr. Michael Forsyth

Responsibility for the subject of the question has been delegated to the Employment Service Agency under its chief executive. I have asked him to arrange for a reply to be given.

Letter from M. E. G. Fogden to Mr. Brian Donohoe, dated 3 February 1994:

The Secretary of State has asked me to reply to your question about the number of people placed into employment by Kilwinning and Irvine Jobcentres each month since April 1992.

Tables are attached which show this information.

I hope this is helpful.

Placings achieved by Irvine and Kilwinning Jobcentres April 1992 to March 1993
Month Irvine jobcentre Kilwinning jobcentre
April 1992 342 175
May 1992 309 188
June 1992 341 180
July 1992 299 124
August 1992 366 90
September 1992 285 135
October 1992 434 224
November 1992 393 99
December 1992 155 58
January 1993 304 137
February 1993 318 138
March 1993 226 78
Placings achieved by Irvine and Kilwinning Jobcentres April 1993 to December 1993
Month Irvine jobcentre Kilwinning jobcentre
April 1993 321 117
May 1993 344 137
June 1993 388 146
July 1993 351 139
August 1993 332 151
September 1993 356 142
October 1993 448 154
November 1993 428 129
December 1993 219 44