HC Deb 23 March 1970 vol 798 cc277-9W
Mr. Moonman

asked 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. Haseldine

asked 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'Halloran

asked 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 in receipt of unemployment benefit during 1968.

Mr. James Johnson

asked 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. Alldritt

asked 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 Silverman

asked 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 Griffiths

asked 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. Booth

asked 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. Whitlock

asked 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. Judd

asked 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. Gregory

asked 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. Lyon

asked 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.

Mr. Ennals

Such 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.