§ 37. Mr. Sydney Chapmanasked the Secretary of State for Employment what were the total numbers of registered unemployed in the Birmingham travel-to-work area in July, August, September and October, 1972, respectively.
§ Mr. Dudley SmithIncluding temporarily stopped workers, the total numbers registered as unemployed in the Birmingham travel-to-work area at July, August, September and October, 1972, were 27,314, 29,772, 30,166 and 27,506, respectively. The figure for October is provisional.
As I said in my reply to my hon. Friend's Question on 1st August the position in Birmingham had improved and I could see no reason why it should not go on improving.
§ Mr. Sydney Chapmanasked the Secretary of State for Employment what was the total number of boys and girls registered as unemployed in the Birmingham travel-to-work area in July, August.
221WSeptember and October, 1972, respectively.
§ Mr. Dudley SmithFollowing is the information:
TOTAL NUMBER OF BOYS AND GIRLS REGISTERED AS UNEMPLOYED IN THE BIRMINGHAM TRAVEL-TO-WORK AREA IN EACH OF THE MONTHS JULY, AUGUST, SEPTEMBER AND OCTOBER 1972. July August September October Boys 957 2,266 2,017 1,412 Girls 446 1,107 929 690 Total 1,403 3,373 2,946 2,102