HC Deb 31 January 1994 vol 236 c547W
Mr. Donohoe

To ask the Secretary of State for Employment (1) how many people in receipt of unemployment benefit within the Cunninghame, South parliamentary constituency have been unemployed for(a) more than six months, (b) more than 12 months and (c) more than two years; and if he will give these figures for (i) men and (ii) women for each month since April 1992;

(2) how many people in receipt of unemployment benefit within the Irvine travel-to-work area have been unemployed for (a) more than six months, (b) more than 12 months and (c) more than two years; and if he will give these figures for (i) men and (ii) women for each month since April 1992.

Miss Widdecombe

Figures on the numbers of people claiming unemployment and related benefits, by duration, are available on the unadjusted basis only, for the months of January, April, July and October and can be obtained from the NOMIS database in the Library.

Mr. Donohoe

To ask the Secretary of State for Employment if he will list those companies giving statutory notice of redundancies to his Department within the Irvine travel-to-work area from April 1992 to date; how many job losses were notified by each of the companies; and when statutory notice was given.

Notified vacancies December 1993 Average Number of vacancies displayed
Permanent Full Time Permanent Part Time Temporary Full Time Temporary Part Time Total
Irvine Jobcentre 77 51 99 1 228 260
Kilwinning Jobcentre 13 9 10 0 32 165