Merseyside (Hansard, 24 May 1971)

§ Mr. Parry
asked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will list in the OFFICIAL REPORT the percentage of unemployed, under 18 years of age, registered at the various employment exchanges on Merseyside, to the latest convenient date.

§ Mr. Dudley Smith
Following is the information:

Unemployed persons under 18 years of age expressed as percentages of all persons registered as unemployed at 10th May 1971 (provisional) in Employment Exchange areas within the Merseyside Development Area

per cent.

Liverpool … … 14.7

Bebington … … 4.0

Birkenhead … … 8.1

Bootle … … 8.1

Crosby … … 6.0

Ellesmere Port … … 12.6

Garston … … ^*

Hoylake … … 2.5

Kirkby … … 13.7

Neston … … 6.7

Old Swan … … ^*

Prescot … … 19.9

Regent Road … … ^*

Wallasey … … 8.2

Walton … … ^*

Widnes … … 4.1

Runcorn … … 11.3

St. Helens … … 6.1

^* Information not available.

§ Mr. Parry
asked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will list in the 35W OFFICIAL REPORT the percentage of unemployed, under 40 years of age, registered at the various employment exchanges on Merseyside, to the latest convenient date.

§ Mr. Dudley Smith
Following is the information for employment exchange areas within the Merseyside Development Area. They relate to 11th January, 1971, the latest date for which a detailed age analysis of the unemployed is available:

Wholly unemployed persons under 40 years of age expressed as percentages of all registered wholly unemployed persons at 11th January, 1971

per cent.

Liverpool … … 64.6

Bebington … … 52.7

Birkenhead … … 65.6

Bootle … … 70.0

Crosby … … 62.3

Ellesmere Port … … 63.0

Garston … … 62.7

Hoylake … … 31.7

Kirkby … … 77.2

Neston … … 39.4

Old Swan … … 64.8

Prescot … … 68.4

Repent Road … … 46–6

Wallasey … … 61.5

Walton … … 59.0

Widnes … … 61.4

Runcorn … … 55.2

St. Helens … … 54.1

§ Mr. Parry
asked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will list in the OFFICIAL REPORT to the latest convenient date the percentage of unemployed registered at the variouns employment exchanges on Merseyside.

§ Mr. Dudley Smith
Rates of unemployment can be calculated for the whole of a travel-to-work area, but not separately for its constituent parts. The provisional percentage rates of unemployment at 10th May, 1971, for parts of the Merseyside Development Area wereLiverpool travel-to-work area (Liverpool, Bebington, Birkenhead, Bootle, Crosby, Ellesmere Port, Garston, Hoylake, Kirkby, Neston, Old Swan. Prescot, Regent Road, Wallasey and Walton Employment Exchange areas) 5.9 Widnes travel-to-work area (Widnes and Runcorn Employment Exchange areas) 3.4 St. Helens 3.7

Unemployed persons under 18 years of age expressed as percentages of all persons registered as unemployed at 10th May 1971 (provisional) in Employment Exchange areas within the Merseyside Development Area
			per cent.
Liverpool	…	…	14.7
Bebington	…	…	4.0
Birkenhead	…	…	8.1
Bootle	…	…	8.1
Crosby	…	…	6.0
Ellesmere Port	…	…	12.6
Garston	…	…	^*
Hoylake	…	…	2.5
Kirkby	…	…	13.7
Neston	…	…	6.7
Old Swan	…	…	^*
Prescot	…	…	19.9
Regent Road	…	…	^*
Wallasey	…	…	8.2
Walton	…	…	^*
Widnes	…	…	4.1
Runcorn	…	…	11.3
St. Helens	…	…	6.1
^* Information not available.

Wholly unemployed persons under 40 years of age expressed as percentages of all registered wholly unemployed persons at 11th January, 1971
			per cent.
Liverpool	…	…	64.6
Bebington	…	…	52.7
Birkenhead	…	…	65.6
Bootle	…	…	70.0
Crosby	…	…	62.3
Ellesmere Port	…	…	63.0
Garston	…	…	62.7
Hoylake	…	…	31.7
Kirkby	…	…	77.2
Neston	…	…	39.4
Old Swan	…	…	64.8
Prescot	…	…	68.4
Repent Road	…	…	46–6
Wallasey	…	…	61.5
Walton	…	…	59.0
Widnes	…	…	61.4
Runcorn	…	…	55.2
St. Helens	…	…	54.1