§ Mr. Roy Hughesasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many
NUMBERS REGISTERED AS UNEMPLOYED IN THE MANCHESTER TRAVEL-TO-WORK AREA AND THE NORTH WEST REGION Wholly unemployed In addition, temporarily stopped workers registered as unemployed Manchester North West Manchester North West 14th February, 1972 (provisional) … 30,914 141,389 18,388 76,480 8th February, 1971 … 18,583 93,502 1,156 8,724 9th February, 1970 … 16,771 78,189 200 1,295
§ Mr. Roseasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many projected redundancies have been brought to his attention in the Greater Manchester area for the year 1972; and what action he is taking to provide new employment opportunities.
§ Mr. BryanNot all redundancies are notified to my Department, but notifications of redundancies involving 6,335 people have so far been recorded as due to occur in the Manchester travel-to-work area in the year 1972. Employment prospects in Manchester will benefit from an upturn in the national economy which the Government's massive measures will achieve.
§ Mr. Roseasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many firms, factories and other places of employment closed down in the Greater Manchester area in 1971.
§ Mr. BryanI do not have comprehensive figures but, on the basis of information held by my Department, I estimate
348Wmales are unemployed in the Newport, Monmouthshire, employment exchange area; and how many male vacancies existed at the latest available date.
§ Mr. Dudley SmithAt 14th February, the provisional number of males registered as wholly unemployed in the area covered by the Newport and Newport Docks Employment Exchanges was 2,676. In addition, 376 temporarily stopped male workers were registered as unemployed. At 9th February, 92 notified vacancies for males remained unfilled.