§ Mr. Muddasked the Secretary of State for Employment what, at the most recent convenient date, was the percentage and 175W total of male unemployment for the Falmouth area; on what occasions since 1945 it has been higher; and what towns of similar size in the United Kingdom currently show a higher percentage of male unemployed.
§ Mr. Dudley SmithAt 9th October, the number of males registered as unemployed in the area covered by the Falmouth exchange was 1,429, including 922 who were temporarily stopped. The total including the temporarily stopped represented 24 per cent, of all male employees; excluding the temporarily stopped the percentage would have been 8.5. The rate of 24 per cent, was exceeded between April and August, 1972; for areas in Great Britain with over 8,000 and up to 10,000 employees, this rate was the highest.