§ Mr. Geoffrey Johnson Smithasked the Secretary of State for Employment what were the numbers of unemployed in the area covered by the employment office which corresponds closely to the constituency of East Grinstead for the years 1966–67, 1967–68, 1968–69, 1969–70, 1970–71, 1971–72, 1972–73, 1973–74 and 1974–75; and how many have now been unemployed for more than 26 weeks.
§ Mr. Harold WalkerThe following table shows the numbers unemployed in the areas covered by the East Grinstead and Uckfield employment offices. Separate figures are not available for Crow-borough: these are included with the figures for Tunbridge Wells.
East Grinstead Uckfield February 1966 88 81 February 1967 127 91 February 1968 123 112 February 1969 103 * February 1970 121 * February 1971 132 * February 1972 148 * February 1973 151 * February 1974 139 * February 1975 176 170 * From 1969 to 1974, the figures for Uckfield were included with those for Tunbridge Wells. Statistics of the numbers registered for more than 26 weeks are available only for January, April, July and October. At January 1976, 132 unemployed people in the area covered by the East Grinstead and Uckfield employment offices had been registered for more than 26 weeks. This figure does not include adult students.