HC Deb 02 May 1972 vol 836 cc80-3W
63. Mr. Eadie

asked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will list the figures for unemployment, male and female, in their respective age groups, in New Towns, with the travel-to-work area they encompass, for the years 1970–71 and the existing figures for 1972; and give the relevant populations during this period.

Mr. Chichester-Clark:

Following is the information:

Men (aged 18 years and over) Boys(under18) Women(aged 18years and over) Girls(under18) Total (all ages)
Glenrothes 368 16 147 4 535
Harlow 490 37 60 24 611
Hatfield 160 16 176
Hemel Hempstead 376 11 37 11 435
Irvine 259 6 69 3 337
East Kilbride 408 27 155 12 602
Livingston 145 4 26 2 177
Newtown 171 2 41 1 215
Northampton 786 26 74 12 898
Oakengates (including Telford) 476 32 202 35 745
Peterborough 656 51 67 24 798
Peterlee 858 90 116 25 1,089
Redditch 278 2 49 2 331
Runcorn 369 18 101 13 501
Skelmersdale 384 14 40 9 447
Stevenage 302 17 49 3 371
Warrington 513 49 114 27 703
Washington 497 22 59 7 585
Welwyn 147 11 10 5 173
April, 1971
Aycliffe 274 35 309
Basildon 1,031 39 72 27 1,169
Bletchley (including Milton Keynes) 170 13 26 8 217
Bracknell 213 6 22 4 245
Corby 653 64 282 90 1,089
Crawley 262 7 29 2 300
Cumbernauld 519 18 177 11 725
Cwmbran 595 389 984
Glenrothes 571 24 255 18 868
Harlow 672 50 99 29 850
Hatfield 172 19 191
Hemel Hempstead 451 14 66 18 549
Irvine 448 36 120 14 618
East Kilbride 733 36 233 26 1,028
Livingston 375 10 51 7 443
Newtown 163 3 45 2 213
Northampton 923 61 91 32 1,107
Oakengates (including Telford) 670 30 169 30 899
Peterborough 1,087 84 228 54 1,453
Peterlee 1,001 95 114 39 1,249
Redditch 491 15 92 8 606
Runcorn 491 49 118 27 685
Skelmersdale 543 15 91 27 676
Stevenage 419 39 76 17 551
Warrington 794 35 137 27 993
Washington 535 25 35 11 606
Welwyn 180 13 22 5 220
April, 1972
Aycliffe 375 77 452
Basildon 1,264 65 117 45 1,491
Bletchley (including Milton Keynes) 198 16 41 14 269
Bracknell 269 16 28 12 325
Corby 754 59 221 57 1,091
Crawley 295 13 38 7 353
Cumbernauld 577 30 264 14 885
Cwmbran 1,031 348 1,379
Glenrothes 551 51 277 25 904
Harlow 859 65 133 33 1,090
Hatfield 337 26 363
Hemel Hempstead 589 20 79 10 698
Irvine 522 32 133 15 702
East Kilbride 869 49 364 28 1,310
Livingston 418 25 105 24 572
Newtown 168 9 38 1 216
Northampton 1,073 68 144 28 1,313
Oakengates (including Telford) 2,707 59 209 53 3,028
Peterborough 1,683 SO 235 58 2,056
Men (aged 18 years and over) Boys(under 18) Women (aged 18 years and over) Girls(under 18) Total (all ages)
Peterlee 1,248 176 167 52 1,643
Redditch 672 20 87 10 789
Runcorn 782 63 216 42 1,103
Skelmersdale 696 50 265 70 1,081
Stevenage 689 35 136 31 891
Warrington 1,344 141 231 74 1,790
Washington 570 64 78 30 742
Welwyn 314 22 29 10 375
The following table gives the populations of New Town designated areas in 1971.These areas differ somewhat from those covered by the Employment Exchanges listed above.
Aycliffe 20,000 Livingston 16,000
Basildon 77,000 Newtown 5,500
Milton Keynes 46,500 Northampton 133,500
Bracknell 34,000 Telford 80,000
Corby 47,500 Peterborough 87,500
Crawley 68,000 Peterlee 22,000
Cumbernauld 34,000 Redditch 37,500
Cwmbran 41,000 Runcorn 35,500
Glenrothes 30,000 Skelmerdale 26,500
Harlow 77,500 Stevenage 67,000
Hatfield 25,000 Warrington 127,500
Hemel Hempstead 70,000 Washington 25,000
Irvine 44,500 Welwyn Garden City 40,500
East Kilbride 65,000

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