Travel-to-Work Areas

HC Deb 11 February 1976 vol 905 cc255-6W

Mr. Michael McGuire

asked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will list in the Official Report those employment or travel-to-work areas which are in either a special development or development area, for grant aid purposes, where the rate of unemployment is below the national average for Great Britain.

Mr. John Fraser

Following is the information at January 1976, when the rate of unemployment for Great Britain was 6 per cent:

	Percentage rate of unemployment
Northern DA
Berwick-on-Tweed	5.8
Carlisle	5.6
Cramlington	5.8
Darlington*	5.5
Furness*	5.6
Kendal	5.0
North Yorkshire DA
Malton	4.2
Northallerton	4.6
Pickering	4.5
Richmond	5.8
Thirsk	4.2
Scottish DA
Aberdeen*	3.9
Cupar	4.3
Edinburgh*	5.5
Eyemouth	5.2
Forfar	4.5

Scottish DA—cont.
Fraserburgh	5.8
Galashiels	4.4
Haddington	4.4
Hawick*	4.7
Huntly	5.7
Kirkwall	3.7
Lerwick	5.7
Montrose	4.8
Paisley*	5.9
Peebles	3.2
Perth*	5.0
Peterhead	5.6
St. Andrews	5.7
Welsh DA
Brecon	5.3
Carmarthen	4.0
* Travel-to-work areas.