HC Deb 01 July 1971 vol 820 c162W
46. Mr. Varley

asked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will list in the OFFICIAL REPORT all the employment exchange areas where the unemployment percentage is 7.3 per cent. or above.

Mr. Dudley Smith

Following is the information:

Employment exchange or travel-to-work areas with rates of unemployment of 7.3 per cent. or more at 10th May, 1971
London and South Eastern
Deal. Sheerness.
Eastern and Southern
Hunstanton. Wisbech.
South Western
Camelford. St. Ives.
Helston. Ilfracombe.
Liskoard*.
Yorkshire and Humberside
Mablethorpe. Hemsworth*.
Bridlington. Dinnington.
Northern
Millom. Blyth.
Amble. Whitby.
Bedlington. Hartlepools*.
Wales
Milford Haven. Bargoed*
Blaenau Ffestiniog. Holyhead*
Pembroke Dock. Llandudno*.
Caernarvon*.
Scotland
Sanquhar. Stornoway.
Newton Stewart Dingwall*.
Stranraer Kilsyth.
Lerwick. Cumbernauld.
Arbroath*. Lesmahagow.
Campbeltown. Greenock*.
Banff. Irvine*.
Buckie. North Lanarkshire*
Wick. Shotts.
Portree.
* Travel-to-work area. Rates of unemployment can be calculated for the whole of a travel-to-work area but not separately for its constituent parts.