Community Programme

Mr. Leighton

asked the Paymaster General what are the numbers to be on the community programme in Kent in future; and what is to be the future of the community programme project at the Sheerness centre for the unemployed.

For 1987–88, it is proposed that over the year the average number of filled places on the community programme in Kent should be 2,800. This is subject to discussion with the local area manpower board, in the context of the programme's provisions for next year.

I understand that the community programme project at the Sheerness centre for the unemployed finishes on 11 June 1987. If a request for renewal funding is made at that time, it will be considered in the normal way along with other applications.

asked the Paymaster General in which towns in the Yorkshire Humberside region Restart counselling is available for those out of work for six months.

At present, restart interviews are offered to people reaching six months unemployment in nine pilot areas, one of which is Huddersfield. From April onwards, interviews for such people will be extended throughout the country.

Labour force survey data on employees¹ in Great Britain
Thousands
Year/Ethnic origin	Aged 16–19				Aged 20–24				Aged 25 +
	Male		Female		Male		Female		Male		Female
	Full-time²	Part-time²	Full-time²	Part-time²	Full-time²	Part-time²	Full-time²	Part-time²	Full-time²	Part-time²	Full-time²	Part-time²
1979
White	966	39	811	72	1,513	10	1,013	112	9,927	221	3,289	3,445
Non-White of which:	32	^*	23	^*	58	^*	38	^*	352	^*	137	53
West Indian/Guyanese	12	^*	10	^*	14	^*	13	^*	81	^*	48	20
Indian	^*	^*	^*	—	17	—	13	^*	118	^*	48	13
Pakistani/Bangladeshi	^*	—	^*	^*	12	^*	^*	—	52	^*	^*	^*
Other	^*	^*	^*	^*	15	^*	11	^*	101	^*	38	19
All ethnic origins³	1,002	41	838	75	1,578	12	1,056	117	10,327	224	3,441	3,514
1981
White	816	117	703	176	1,357	16	1,014	115	9,037	261	3,163	3,413
Non-White of which:	22	^*	22	^*	52	^*	41	^*	321	^*	146	50
West Indian/Guyanese	^*	^*	^*	^*	12	^*	15	^*	86	^*	56	23
Indian	^*	^*	^*	^*	21	—	13	^*	114	^*	51	13
Pakistani/Bangladeshi	^*	—	^*	—	^*	—	^*	—	42	—	^*	^*
Other	^*	^*	^*	^*	13	^*	11	^*	78	24	33	14
All ethnic origins³	840	122	727	181	1,417	18	1,058	121	9,381	268	3,323	3,473
1983
White	714	108	591	189	1,338	24	1,049	119	8,594	215	3,049	3,181
Non-White of which:	21	^*	14	^*	51	^*	49	^*	326	^*	150	54
West Indian/Guyanese	10	^*	^*	^*	12	^*	18	^*	73	^*	55	21
Indian	^*	^*	^*	^*	20	^*	16	^*	126	^*	50	14
Pakistani/Bangladeshi	^*	—	—	^*	^*	—	^*	^*	45	—	^*	^*
Other	^*	^*	^*	^*	12	^*	14	^*	82	^*	42	18
All ethnic origins³	742	114	616	200	1,416	26	1,112	128	9,125	225	3,242	3,271
1984
White	740	157	619	224	1,367	39	1,048	159	8,578	240	3,073	3,452
Non-White of which:	15	^*	19	^*	52	^*	38	^*	313	^*	164	63
West Indian/Guyanese	^*	^*	^*	^*	15	^*	15	^*	68	^*	66	21
Indian	^*	^*	^*	^*	18	^*	13	^*	122	^*	58	20
Pakistani/Bangladeshi	^*	^*	^*	^*	^*	—	^*	—	43	^*	^*	^*
Other	^*	—	^*	^*	11	^*	^*	^*	80	^*	37	18
All ethnic origins³	768	163	652	236	1,445	42	1,104	168	8,998	250	3,279	3,561
1985
White	630	152	554	239	1,441	38	1,093	173	8,578	222	3,098	3,503
Non-White of which:	15	^*	14	^*	51	^*	33	^*	314	^*	154	68
West Indian/Guyanese	^*	^*	^*	^*	17	^*	14	^*	76	^*	61	25
Indian	^*	^*	^*	^*	13	^*	11	^*	96	^*	48	18
Pakistani/Bangladeshi	^*	^*	^*	^*	^*	—	^*	—	55	^*	^*	^*
Other	^*	^*	^*	^*	14	^*	^*	^*	87	^*	43	24
All ethnic origins3	654	159	576	252	1,504	44	1,141	180	8,975	234	3,299	3,607

Volume 111: debated on Monday 2 March 1987