§ Mr. Geoffrey Johnson Smithasked the Secretary of State for Employment what were the numbers of unemployed in the
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East Grinstead Employment Office area Uckfield Employment Office area Tunbridge Wells Employment Office area Numbers unemployed Unemployed over 26 weeks Numbers unemployed Unemployed over 26 weeks Numbers unemployed Unemployed over 26 weeks January 1966 … 84 23 69 21 289 58 January 1967 … 114 24 84 15 532 125 January 1968 … 117 27 114 34 486 128 January 1969 … 100 28 * * 656* 169* January 1970 … 125 25 * * 692* 189* January 1971 … 129 36 * * 745* 227* January 1972 … 164 37 * * 866* 242* January 1973 … 229 45 * * 732* 245* January 1974 … 144 .. * * 571* .. January 1975 … .. .. * * .. .. January 1976 … 404 72 243 60 1,282 429 January 1977 … 349 84 251 85 1,394 518 * Between 1969 and 1975 statistics for the Uckfield employment office area were included with those for Tunbridge Wells. poviding the same information for the private sector, defined as the total labour force, including sell-employed, not in the public sector as defined above.
§ Mr. Harold Walker,pursuant to his reply [Official Report, 15th February 1977; Vol. 926, c. 205–6] gave the following information:
areas covered by the East Grinstead and Uckfield employment offices for the years 1966–67, 1967–68, 1968–69, 1969–70, 1970–71, 1971–72, 1972–73, 1973–74, 1974–75, 1975–76, 1976–77; how many have been unemployed for more than 26 weeks; and what is the corresponding information for the Tunbridge Wells employment office.
§ Mr. Golding,pursuant to his reply [Official Report, 18th February 1977; Vol. 926, c. 338], gave the following information: For January each year from 1966, the available informatin is:
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Because of industrial action by some staff in the Department of Employment Group, information for January 1975 is not available.