§ Mrs. Hartasked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will give the percentage unemployment rate for each of the last nine months in the Larkhall, Lesmahagow, Carluke, and Lanark areas, respectively.
§ Mr. Dudley SmithFollowing is the information:
PERCENTAGE RATES OF UNEMPLOYMENT IN EMPLOYMENT EXCHANGE AREAS Larkhall and Carluke* Lesmahagow Lanark June, 1970 4.5 9.5 4.3 July, 1970 5.2 10.1 4.5 August, 1970 5.5 11.5 4.8 September, 1970 5.3 11.1 5.4 October, 1970 5.3 11.7 4.9 November, 1970 5.4 11.9 5.3 December, 1970 5.7 12.9 5.2 January, 1971 6.5 16.1 5.6 February, 1971 6.4 15.5 5.9 * Larkhall and Carluke are within the North Lanarkshire travel-to-work area. Percentage rates can be calculated for the travel-to-work area as a whole but not separately for its constituent parts.