§ Mr. ParryTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment if he will list the top five parliamentary constituencies with(a) the highest level of unemployment and (b) the lowest level, at the latest date for which figures are available.
§ Miss WiddecombeOfficial unemployment rates are not available for constituencies and it is only unemployment rates that provide meaningful rankings for areas with different sized work forces. Rates are available by travel-to-work areas and by region.
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The Secretary of State has asked me to reply to your questions asking for information about the number of men and women participating in Jobclub and job search seminars since their inception. I am replying in the Chief Executive's absence.In our reply of 8 March 1994, we gave you details of men and women participating in Jobclubs in each year between April 1986 to December 1993 and the number of men and women attending job search seminars in each quarter between August 1991 to January 1994.The updated information for Jobclub covering the period January to March 1994 is in Table A with earlier figures repeated for ease of reference. The updated information for job search seminars, including the regional breakdown, covers the period August 1991 to April 1994 is in Table B.As we explained in our earlier reply, we do not keep statistics on the gender of job search seminar participants. Results from sample survey of the gender of Jobclub members in 1993–94 are now available and have been used to calculate the figures shown in Table B.I hope this is helpful.
Table A—Total number of jobclub participants: Proportion of Males and Females Year Throughflow Males Females 1985–86 1(1,994) n/a n/a 1986–87 1(20,606) 15,867 4,739 1987–88 105,677 80,314 25,363 1988–89 132,262 97,874 34,388 1989–90 140,095 102,269 37,826 1990–91 134,712 102,381 32,331 1991–92 176,140 140,470 35,670 1992–93 216,679 173,343 43,336 1993–94 231,325 182,747 48,578 1 Denotes estimated figures.
§ Mr. ParryTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment if he will make a statement on the latest unemployment figures for Liverpool, Riverside.
§ Miss WiddecombeIn June 1994, claimant unemployment in the Liverpool, Riverside constituency stood at 6,748 the lowest monthly level since constituency figures became available in June 1983. These figures are on the unadjusted basis and therefore reflect seasonal factors and discontinuities in the count.
§ Mr. ParryTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment what plans Her Majesty's Government have for reducing the level of unemployment on Merseyside.
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§ Miss WiddecombeI regret that it has not been possible to provide an answer prior to the summer recess. I shall ensure that the hon. Member receives a reply as soon as possible and arrange for a copy to be placed in the Library.
§ Mr. Tony LloydTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment if he will list for six-monthly periods from January 1979 to date how many of the vacancies notified to jobcentres in(a) the United Kingdom and (b) each region were (i) full-time and (ii) part-time and (1) permanent and (2) temporary.
§ Miss WiddecombeI regret that it has not been possible to provide an answer prior to the summer recess. I shall ensure that the hon. Member receives a reply as soon as possible and arrange for a copy to be placed in the Library.