asked the Secretary of State for Employment how many partially disabled persons are registered for employment in the Newcastle, Central employment exchange area; for what periods they have been unemployed; and what employment opportunities are available to them.
I will reply to my hon. Friend as soon as possible.
asked the Secretary of State for Employment what were the number of workers involved in redundancies in the recorded closures of manufacturing industrial establishments who resided within the Newcastle, Central area, in each of the last three years.
I am informed by the Manpower Services Commission that this information is not available in the form requested. However, the numbers of workers notified to the Employment Service Agency as due to be made redundant as a result of closures of manufacturing industrial establishments within the Tyneside travel-to-work area, in each of the last three years, are as follows:
| 1974 | 290 |
| 1975 | 1,140 |
| 1976 | 300 |
asked the Secretary of State for Employment what was the number of cases heard by industrial tribunals in Newcastle Central area during 1975, and to the latest available date, with the outcome and the number of cases currently outstanding.
473 cases were heard in 1975, and 497 in 1976 in the period up to 3rd December, in the Newcastle, Central area. These cases, however, originated anywhere in the counties of Northumberland or Durham, or in the metropolitan county of Tyne and Wear. Information about the outcome of these cases is not available. Three hundred and thirty-two cases were outstanding on 3rd December, but, on the basis of past ex-experience, about half of them are likely to be withdrawn as a result of a conciliated settlement, or for some other reason, and thus not reach a hearing.
asked the Secretary of State for Employment what was the average number of insured workers registering each week as wholly unemployed in the Newcastle, Central employment exchange area in each year from 1973 to the latest convenient date.
The numbers registered as unemployed are counted on a selected day in each month. The following table shows the numbers unemployed in the
| NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE EMPLOYMENT OFFICE AREA ALL MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES (ORDERS III-XIX OF THE STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION 1968) | ||||||||
| Employees in employment | Numbers registered as unemployed | |||||||
| Males('000) | Females('000) | Total('000) | Males | Females | Total | |||
| June 1971 | … | … | 34·7 | 9·5 | 43·8 | 818 | 139 | 957 |
| June 1972 | … | … | 31·5 | 9·3 | 40·7 | 985 | 147 | 1,132 |
| June 1973 | … | … | 32·1 | 9·0 | 41·1 | 1,008 | 136 | 1,144 |
| June 1974 | … | … | 30·8 | 9·0 | 39·8 | 870 | 194 | 1,064 |
| June 1975 | … | … | 30·7 | 8·5 | 39·2 | 1,109 | 250 | 1,359 |
| June 1976 | … | … | .. | .. | .. | 1,246 | 343 | 1,589 |
asked the Secretary of State for Employment (1) how many men
area covered by the Newcastle upon Tyne employment office monthly since January 1973:
| NUMBERS REGISTERED AS UNEMPLOYED IN THE NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE EMPLOYMENT OFFICE AREA | ||||
1973
| 1974
| 1975
| 1976
| |
| January | 7,924 | 5,762 | .. | 9,895 |
| February | 7,334 | 5,840 | 6,510 | 8,594 |
| March | 7,030 | 5,722 | 6,427 | 8,445 |
| April | 6,900 | 5,710 | 6,715 | 8,433 |
| May | 6,582 | 5,659 | 6,659 | 8,686 |
| June | 6,072 | 5,455 | 6,836 | 9,448 |
| July | 5,796 | 5,921 | 7,442 | 10,642 |
| August | 6,334 | 7,526 | 9,789 | 10,491 |
| September | 5,919 | 6,942 | 9,185 | 10,071 |
| October | 5,554 | 6,148 | 8,609 | 9,647 |
| November | 5,296 | 5,872 | 8,352 | .. |
| December | 5,201 | .. | 8,307 | .. |
Because of industrial action by some staff in the Department of Employment group figures are not available for December 1974, January 1975 and November 1976.
asked the Secretary of State for Employment what was the number of male and female employees registered as industrial workers in the Newcastle, Central employment exchange area and the numbers unemployed for each of the last five years, respectively.
The following table shows for the Newcastle upon Tyne employment office area (a) the number of employees in employment in manufacturing industries and (b) the numbers registered as unemployed who last worked in manufacturing industries. The numbers of employees in employment have been taken from the mid-year censuses of employment. The results of the June 1976 census are not yet available.in the Newcastle, Central employment exchange area aged between 50 and 60 years and between 60 and 64 years are registered as unemployed;(2) how many persons under 18 years of age are registered as unemployed in the Newcastle, Central employment exchange area at the latest available date.
At July 1976, the latest date for which an analysis by age is available, the numbers registered as unemployed in the Newcastle upon Tyne employment office area included 902 men aged 50 to 59 years, 674 men aged 60 to 64 years and 2,566 young people under 18 years of age. This latter figure include 2,010 school leavers. At October 1976, the latest date for which this information is available, the number of school leavers had fallen to 943.
asked the Secretary of State for Employment how many school leavers since the last school leaving date are registered as unemployed in the Newcastle, Central employment exchange area.
On 14th October, the latest date for which statistics are available, 943 school leavers under the age of 18 were registered as unemployed in the area of the Newcastle upon Tyne careers service. These statistics do not identify the date of leaving school, but it is known that the majority are this summer's school leavers who registered on or after 28th May.