Mr. R. C. Mitchellasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many ship repair workers were registered as unemployed in the Southampton area in January, 1972; and what were the equivalent figures for each month in 1971.
§ Mr. Dudley SmithFollowing is the information:
NUMBERS OF PEOPLE REGISTERED AS UNEMPLOYED IN THE SOUTHAMPTON, EASTLEIGH, HYTHE, ROMSEY AND WOOLSTON TRAVEL-TO-WORK AREA WHO LAST WORKED IN THE SHIPBUILDING AND SHIP REPAIRING INDUSTRY 1971 Total Temporarily stopped included in total January 434 — February 1,169 443 March 1,649 845 April 445 — May 536 — June 600 — July 654 — August 580 — September 625 — October 400 — November 759 — December 442 — 1972 January 823 — Information is not available for ship repairing alone.