HC Deb 18 July 1972 vol 841 cc76-7W
Mr. Alan Williams

asked the Secretary of State for Employment how many registered disabled are unemployed in Swansea at the latest available date; and how this figure compares with the corresponding month's figure in 1970.

Mr. Dudley Smith

On 8th May, 250 registered disabled people in Swansea were registered as unemployed. The comparable figure on 11th May, 1970, was 242.

Mr. Sproat

asked the Secretary of State for Employment how many disabled persons were registered as unemployed in the Aberdeen travel-to-work area at the latest available date; and what were the comparable figures one year and five years ago.

Mr. Dudley Smith

On 8th May, 648 people registered under the Disabled Persons (Employment) Act, 1944, were unemployed in the Aberdeen travel-to-work area. The comparable figure in May, 1971, was 591, and in May, 1967, it was 532.