§ Mr. Gristasked the Secretary of Stale for Employment what is the number of deaf and hard-of-hearing persons registered as unemployed, by regions.
§ Mr. Harold WalkerI am informed by the Manpower Services Commission that the number of deaf and hard-of-hearing people registered as unemployed on 14th April 1975, the latest date for which figures are available, by regions is:
Standard Region Deaf Hard of Hearing Wales 40 81 Scotland 119 89 South-West 53 75 Yorkshire and Humberside 77 127 North-West 147 202 North 70 93 South-East 198 173 East Anglia 18 27 West Midlands 84 86 East Midlands 54 62 TOTAL 860 1,015