§ 49. Mr. Wingfield Digbyasked the Minister of Labour the amount of unemployment in the County of Dorset as a whole, and in the Bridport area in particular; and how this compares with the national average.
§ Mr. HeathAt 12th October, the number of persons registered as unemployed in the County of Dorset was 1,713, of whom 117 were registered at the Bridport Employment Exchange. The unemployment percentage rate for each of these areas was 1.9, the same as for Great Britain as a whole.
§ Mr. Wingfield DigbyI thank my right hon. Friend for that satisfactory reply. Will he continue to watch the situation, in view of seasonal unemployment in the Bridport area?