§ Mr. John Evansasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many people are now unemployed in the North-West of England; and how the figure and percentage compare with the other regions of the United Kingdom.
§ Mr. John FraserFollowing is the information.
UNEMPLOYED AT JUNE 1975 Number Percentage rate North West 136,198 4.9 South East 182,519 2.4 East Anglia 21,368 3.2 South West 64,161 4.2 West Midlands 82,699 3.6 East Midlands 48,948 3.3 Yorkshire and Humberside 70,968 3.5 North 72,048 5.5 Wales 50,817 4.9 Scotland 101,590 4.7 Northern Ireland 38,506 7.6