§ Mr. Moonmanasked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many persons per 10,000 population from the constituency of Billericay and the county of Essex, respectively, were in receipt of unemployment benefit during 1968.
§ Mr. Haseldineasked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many persons per 10,000 population from the constituency of Bradford, West and the City of Bradford, respectively, were in receipt of unemployment benefit during 1968.
§ Mr. O'Halloranasked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many persons per 10,000 population from the constituency of Islington, North, and Islington Borough Council, respectively, were 278W in receipt of unemployment benefit during 1968.
§ Mr. James Johnsonasked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many persons per 10,000 population from the constituency of Kingston upon Hull, West and the City of Kingston upon Hull, respectively, were in receipt of unemployment benefit during 1968.
§ Mr. Alldrittasked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many persons per 10,000 population from the constituency of Liverpool, Scotland and the City of Liverpool, respectively, were in receipt of unemployment benefit during 1968.
§ Mr. Julius Silvermanasked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many persons per 10,000 population from the City of Birmingham were in receipt of unemployment benefit during 1968.
§ Mr. Will Griffithsasked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many persons per 10,000 population from the City of Manchester were in receipt of unemployment benefit during 1968.
§ Mr. Boothasked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many persons per 10,000 population from Barrow-in-Furness were in receipt of unemployment benefit during 1968.
§ Mr. Whitlockasked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many persons per 10,000 population from the City of Nottingham were in receipt of unemployment benefit during 1968.
§ Mr. Juddasked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many persons per 10,000 population from the City of Portsmouth County Borough Council were in receipt of unemployment benefit during 1968.
§ Mr. Gregoryasked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many persons per 10,000 population from Stockport were in receipt of unemployment benefit during 1968.
§ Mr. Alexander W. Lyonasked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many persons per 10,000 population from the constituency of York were in receipt of unemployment benefit in 1968.
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§ Mr. EnnalsSuch statistics as are available are given below. The figures represent, for each area shown, the average number of persons in receipt of unemployment benefit at any one time in 1968, per 10,000 population.
Area Rate per ten thousand Billericay 42 Essex (excluding Greater London) 42 Bradford 62 Islington 93 Kingston upon Hull 122 Liverpool 101 Birmingham 79 Manchester 81 Barrow-in-Furness 89 Nottingham 76 Portsmouth 62 Stockport 73 York 59 Figures are not available showing the total number of persons who received unemployment benefit during the year in each area but, taking Great Britain as a whole, the number of such persons was between six and seven times the number of persons in receipt of benefit on any one date.