asked the Paymaster General if he will give the percentage unemployment figure for the constituency of Mid-Worcestershire for June 1983 and January 1987.

Unemployment rates are only calculated by the Department for self-contained labour market areas. The smallest such areas are travel-to-work areas.

asked the Paymaster General what is the total number of people registered as unemployed and available for work in St. Helens, South at the latest date available.

The following information is in the Library. On 8 January 1987, the number of unemployed people claiming unemployment benefit, supplementary benefit or national insurance credits in the St. Helens, South constituency was 7,642. Availability for work is a condition for receipt of these benefits and credits.

asked the Paymaster General what is the total number of people who have been unemployed for over 12 months in St. Helens, South at the latest date available.

The following information is in the Library. On 8 January 1987, the number of claimants who had been unemployed for over one year in the St. Helens, South constituency was 3,798.

asked the Paymaster General what is the total number of people who are presently on the Government's special employment and training schemes in St. Helens, South at the latest date available.

It is not possible to give a precise total figure for the St. Helens, South constituency because of the various bases on which local information is collected. At the latest available date, the number of people participating in the employment, training and enterprise measures in the St. Helens area were:

asked the Paymaster General if he will publish in the Official Report the numbers of 16 to 25-year-olds in Leicestershire participating in November 1986 in (a) the YTS, (b) the community programme, (c) the new workers scheme and (d) the enterprise allowance scheme.

On 30 November 1986 the number of 16 to 25-year-olds in Leicestershire participating in YTS and the enterprise allowance scheme was 4,892 and 237 respectively. On 28 November 1986 there were 2,292 participants in the community programme in Leicestershire. Information is not available on how many of these were under 25; they were all aged 18 or over.On 30 November 1986 there were 551 participants in the new workers scheme aged 18 and 19 in Leicestershire and Northampton. Separate figures are not available for Leicestershire.

asked the Paymaster General how many persons resident in Newcastle upon Tyne, North constituency are at present employed on a Government scheme.

The Government operate over 30 employment, enterprise and training measures which are available to people in the Newcastle area. It is not possible to give a precise figure for the Newcastle upon Tyne, North constituency because of the various bases on which local information is collected. The schemes which people participate as employees are as follows together with the numbers on the schemes in the Newcastle area at the latest available date.