asked the Secretary of State for Employment how many job creation projects have been submitted by private firms, voluntary organisations, charities or community groups in Humberside to the Manpower Services Commission; when they were submitted; when they were approved; how many jobs they covered; and when people will actually be working in those jobs.
I am informed by the Manpower Services Commission that no applications other than those submitted by local authorities and public bodies have been received from Humberside.
asked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will give the latest figures of unemployed in Humberside by categories of age group.
Following is the information for January 1976:
| Description of application | Date of submission | Number of jobs | If approved starting date of project* | Decision | Date of decision |
| Police Vocational Training | 16. 2.76 | 36 | — | Under consideration | — |
| Police Sports Club | 16. 2.76 | 2 | — | Under consideration | — |
| Employment Opportunities Survey | 1.12.75 | 7 | — | Under consideration | — |
| Highway Maintenance Survey | 12.1.76 | 6 | — | Under consideration | — |
| Welfare Cadets | 11.11.75 | 32 | 1.3.76 | Approved | 16.1.76 |
| Transport Survey Team | 11.11.75 | 7 | 1.3.76 | Approved | 16.1.76 |
| Destruction of Diseased Elm Trees. | 11.11.75 | 7 | 1.3.76 | Approved | 16.1.76 |
| * Project work will begin on the starting date, and the work force will build up to full strength in the following few weeks. | |||||
Age Group
| Numbers unemployed
|
| 16–17 years | 2,122 |
| 18–19 years | 2,187 |
| 20–24 years | 4,336 |
| 25–29 years | 3,067 |
| 30–34 years | 1,944 |
| 35–39 years | 1,682 |
| 40–44 years | 1,613 |
| 45–49 years | 1,495 |
| 50–54 years | 1,625 |
| 55–59 years | 1,387 |
| 60 and over | 2,251 |
| Total | 23,709 |
The figures do not include adult students.
asked the Secretary of State for Employment how many job creation projects have been submitted by the Humberside County Council to the Manpower Services Commission; when they were submitted; when they were approved; how many jobs they covered; and when people will actually be working in those jobs.
I am informed by the Manpower Services Commission that the information is as follows: