§ Mr. Alex CarlileTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment if he will list the number of disabled people out of work in each region; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Michael ForsythThe following table shows the number of ILO unemployed people who, in response to questions in the summer 1993 labour force survey, said that they had a short-term or long-term disability or health problem which limited the kind of paid work that they could do.
Economically inactive persons Standard region Men aged 16+ As percentage of all men aged 16+ All persons aged 50+ As percentage of all persons aged 50+ Men aged 50–64 As percentage of all men 50–64 (Thousands) (Per cent.) (Thousands) (Per cent.) (Thousands) (Per cent.) South East 1,612 24.1 3,295 64.0 275 21.4 Greater London 655 25.5 1,196 65.1 117 25.3 Rest of South East 957 23.1 2,099 63.4 157 19.2 East Anglia 204 24.8 442 65.8 33 20.6 South West 495 27.2 1,072 66.8 89 24.4 West Midlands 521 26.0 1,067 65.8 107 25.8 East Midlands 403 25.8 816 65.1 80 25.7 Yorkshire and Humberside 512 27.1 1,053 68.7 112 29.9 North West 683 28.7 1,356 69.4 159 32.7 North 360 31.0 707 72.8 94 39.2 Wales 360 32.8 701 73.6 91 39.9 Scotland 512 27.0 1,060 68.7 125 32.8 Great Britain 5,662 26.5 11,569 67.1 1,166 27.5 Source: Labour Force Survey—summer 1993 (not seasonally adjusted).
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ILO unemployed amongst those with health problems or disabilities Great Britain—summer 1993 thousands Standard region Numbers ILO unemployed with health problems or disabilities South East 121 Greater London 57 Rest of South East 64 East Anglia 15 South West 28 West Midlands 38 East Midlands 27 Yorkshire and Humberside 46 North West 44 North 23 Wales 20 Scotland 36 Great Britain 397 Source: Labour force survey (not seasonally adjusted).
§ Mr. Alex CarlileTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment how many people and what percentage of the labour force in each region and for Great Britain as a whole were classified as being in temporary employment in each year since 1979; and if he will make a statement.
§ Miss WiddecombeFor the years from 1984 onwards, this information is available from the labour force survey and can be obtained via the Quantime LFS service available in the Library.
§ Mr. Alex CarlileTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment what are the latest estimates from the labour force survey, for each region, of the number and percentage of(a) all males, (b) all adults over 50 years of age and (c) all males between 50 and 65 years of age who are recorded as economically inactive; and if he will make a statement.
§ Miss WiddecombeLatest estimates from the summer 1993 labour force survey are given in the following table. The numbers who are economically inactive relate to those who are neither in employment nor ILO unemployed, and will therefore include, for example, all those who are looking after a home or are retired.
§ Mr. Alex CarlileTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment if he will list for each standard occupational 647W and industrial classification (a) the numbers employed, (b) the numbers unemployed and (c) the numbers of long-term unemployed under the International Labour Organisation classification where previous occupation or employment fell within each classification for each region and Great Britain as a whole at the latest date for which figures are available; and if he will make a statement.
§ Miss WiddecombeThis information is available from the summer 1993 labour force survey and can be obtained via the Quantime LFS service available in the Library.
§ Mr. Alex CarlileTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment (1) if he will list for each region(a) the number of people unemployed, (b) the percentage of the total number who are unemployed and (c) the percentage of the labour force unemployed for 12 months or more for each month since January 1991; and if he will make a statement;
(2) if he will list for each region (a) the number of people unemployed, (b) the percentage of the total number who are unemployed and (c) the percentage of the labour force unemployed for six months or more for each month since January 1991; and if he will make a statement.
§ Miss WiddecombeThe information requested is available from the NOMIS database in the Library.