§ Mr. Pardoeasked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will publish in the Official Report a table showing the winter male unemployment rate in each year since records were kept in Cornwall and Great Britain, respectively, and the rate for Great Britain as percentage of the rate for Cornwall.
§ Mr. GoldingFollowing is the information available for January each year since 1950:
Percentage rates of unemployment for males Cornwall (1) Great Britain (2) Column (2) as a percentage of column(1) January: 1950 … 4.0 1.9 48 1951 … 4.2 1.6 38 1952 … 2.6 1.4 54 1953 … 3.6 1.9 53 1954 … 3.7 1.7 46 1955 … 3.8 1.3 34 1956 … 3.6 1.2 33 1957 … 5.0 1.7 34 1958 … 6.0 1.9 32 1959 … 7.7 2.8 36 1960 … 6.9 2.3 33 1961 … 4.7 1.8 38 1962 … 5.9 2.1 36 1963 … 7.0 3.3 47 1964 … 7.0 2.4 34 1965 … 5.4 1.9 35 1966 … 5.7 1.8 32 1967 … 7.4 2.9 39 1968 … 7.5 3.4 45 1969 … 7.7 3.4 44 1970 … 8.0 3.7 46 1971 … 8.0 4.1 51 1972 … 9.4 5.6 60 1973 … 7.1 4.6 65 1974 … 6.1 3.7 61 1975 … .. 4.4 .. 1976 … 14.0 7.1 51 1977 … 15.4 7.4 48 Because of industrial action at local offices of the Employment Service Agency rates of unemployment for Cornwall for January 1975 are not available. The rate for Great Britain is based on an estimate using simplified counting procedures.