Mr. Bob Brownasked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will state the number of unemployed in Newcastle- upon-Tyne in the Newburn Urban District Council area and in the Northern Region, respectively, at the latest available date; how this number compares with a like period 12 months ago; and if he will 391W give a comparison on a percentage basis with the national average.
NUMBERS REGISTERED AS UNEMPLOYED AND PERCENTAGE RATES OF UNEMPLOYMENT Number registered as unemployed Percentage rate of unemployment July, 1971 July, 1970 July, 1971 July, 1970 Newburn Employment Exchange area … … 468 401 6.3* 5.1* Northern Region … … 73,720 59,477 5.6 4.5 Great Britain … … 3.4 2.5 * The rates of unemployment are for the whole of the Tyneside travel-to-work area. Rates cannot be calculated for Newburn alone.
Mr. Bob Brownasked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will state the numbers of school leavers at present unemployed in Newcastle-upon-Tyne in the Newburn Urban District Council area and the Northern Region at the latest available date and 12 months ago, and, as a comparison, on a percentage basis with the national average for school leavers.
§ Mr. BryanFollowing is the available information:
NUMBERS OF SCHOOL-LEAVERS REGISTERED AS WHOLLY UNEMPLOYED July, 1971 July, 1970 Newburn Employment Exchange Area 35 15 Northern Region 1,528 1,268 Great Britain 14,815 9,063 Rates of unemployment cannot be calculated for school leavers alone.