HC Deb 05 July 1971 vol 820 c287W
Mr. Adam Butler

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services what encouragement he is giving to local health authorities to implement the fluoridation

BOYS AND GIRLS UNDER 18 YEARS OF AGE REGISTERED AS WHOLLY UNEMPLOYED AT JUNE, 1971, AND NOTIFIED VACANCIES FOR BOYS AND GIRLS REMAINING UNFILLED (PROVISIONAL FIGURES)
Wholly unemployed Unfilled vacancies
Boys Girls Boys Girls
South East 3,729 1,732 10,052 11,909
East Anglia 578 291 579 798
South Western 923 628 1 530 2 156
West Midlands 1,888 911 2,'l36 2,719
East Midlands 1,101 650 1,246 1,332
Yorkshire and Humberside 2,519 1,395 2,273 2,286
North Western 3,732 2,154 1,813 3,063
Northern 3,008 1,627 889 1,468
Scotland 4,630 2,316 2,417 2,428
Wales 1,483 1,170 877 1,142
Great Britain 23,591 12,874 23,812 29,301

The vacancy statistics relate only to notified vacancies remaining unfilled and do not purport to measure the total unsatisfied demand for labour.