§ Mr. Sillarsasked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will publish figures showing the job losses or gains in manufacturing in the region composed of London and the South-East in each year between 1960 and 1971; and if he will show the losses and gains in each month in 1972 to the nearest convenient date.
§ Mr. Dudley SmithPrecise information about job losses and job gains is not available but an indication of net annual changes can be obtained by comparing the levels of the mid-year employment estimates, the latest of which are for June, 1971.
Following is the information available:
Changes between mid-year estimates of the numbers of employees in employment in manufacturing industries in the London and South-Eastern region
(Thousands) 1960–61 +27.2 1961–62 -16.5 1962–63 -28.7 1963–64 -28.5 1964–65 -8.5 1965–66 -36.8 1966–67 -50.0 1967–68 -46.2 1968–69 -11.2 1969–70 -50.8 1970–71 (provisional) -45.6
§ Mr. Thomas Coxasked the Secretary of State for Employment what are the numbers of unemployed in each of the 32 London boroughs.
§ Mr. Dudley SmithInformation is not available for the precise areas covered by the London boroughs. The following table shows figures for the employment exchange areas in Greater London:
106WNumbers registered as unemployed, including the temporarily stopped, at 9th October, 1972:
Acton 687 Barking 764 Barnet 384 Battersea 1,858 Beckenham and Penge 688 Bermondsey 581 Bexley 699 Borough 1,669 Brentford and Chiswick 437 Brixton 4,174 Bromley 792 Camberwell 2,164 Camden Town 1,854 Canning Town 1,599 City of London 1,474 Croydon 2,130 Dagenham 1,276 Deptford and Greenwich 1,553 Ealing 1,443 East Ham 1,215 Enfield 637 Erith 535 Feltham 235 Finchley 788 Fulham 2,073 Hackney 2,202 Hammersmith 3,498 Harrow 1,061 Hayes 487 Hendon 653 Holloway 2,157 Hornchurch 593 Hounslow 803 Ilford 1,339 King's Cross 1,300 Kingston-on-Thames 810 Lewisham 2,301 Leyton and Walthamstow 2,327 Mill Hill 354 Orpington 544 Poplar 1,424 Richmond 849 Romford 1,036 Ruislip 490 Shoreditch 783 Sidcup 774 Southall 629 St. Marylebone 2,126 Stepney 1,909 Stratford 1,128 Sutton 928 Tooting 2,318 Tottenham 1,451 Uxbridge 428 Wembley 714 Westminster 1,327 Willesden 1,764 Wimbledon 926 Wood Green 1,505 Woolwich 1,849 Hotel and Catering Trades* 151 Greater London Total 76,647 * Special employment exchange in the Greater London Area dealing with Staff in these trades.
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§ Mr. Thomas Coxasked the Secretary of State for Employment what is the number of men at present registered as unemployed in the Greater London area; and what were the figures for 1970, 1965, 1960, 1955, and 1950.
§ Mr. Dudley SmithFollowing is the information:
Numbers of males registered as unemployed in Greater London
October, 1950 29,235 October, 1955 15,372 October, 1960 26,471 October, 1965 28,548 October, 1970 51,455 October. 1972 66,563
October, 1951 October, 1956 October, 1961 October, 1966 October, 1971 1¾ lb. loaf 8.6 10.6 9.8 8.8 8.2 1 pint of milk 7.9 7.6 6.2 5.4 4.8 1 dozen standard eggs 77.7 47.6 31.5 25.2 16.4 Average rent includine rates of unfurnished dwelling — — 252 278 258