§ 23. Mr. Knoxasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many people were unemployed in each of the employment areas in the Leek parliamentary constituency at the most recent count; and what were the comparable figures for January 1974.
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§ Mr. John FraserAt March 1976 the numbers registered as unemployed in the employment office areas of Leek, Biddulph, Cheadle and Kidsgrove were 602, 258, 271 and 431 respectively. The corresponding figures for January 1974 were 167, 126, 119 and 248.