HC Deb 08 July 1977 vol 934 cc691-2W
Mr. Penhaligon

asked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will list the 30 employment exchanges with the lowest male and female unemployment, respectively; how many of them are in Cornwall; and how many in the rest of England.

Mr. Golding

The following table shows the employment office or travel to work areas with the lowest rates of male and female unemployment at 9th June. None of these offices is in Cornwall.

Males
Hertford* 2.5
Coalville 2.6
Rushden 2.7
Winchester 2.8
Belper 2.9
Dorking 3.2
Yeadon* 3.2
Bamoldswick 3.3
High Wycombe* 3.3
Crawley* 3.3
Wetherby 3.3
Market Harborough 3.4
Clitheroe 3.4
St. Albans* 3.5
Stafford* 3.5
Slough* 3.6
Dursley 3.6
Matlock* 3.7
Harwich 3.8
Biggleswade 3.8
Buxton* 3.9
Loughborough 3.9
Skipton 3.9
Aylesbury 3.9
Guildford* 3.9
Northallerton 3.9
Pickering 3.9
Huddersfield 4.0
Cambridge 4.0
Saffron Walden 4.0
Burton on Trent 4.0
Ripon 4.0
Penrith 4.0
Females
Filey 0.8
Winchester 1.0
Rushden 1.0
Hertford* 1.0
Dorking 1.2
High Wycombe* 1.3
Clitheroe 1.4
Guildford* 1.5
Stratford/Avon 1.5
Crawley* 1.5
Watford* 1.6
Evesham 1.6
Belper 1.6
Coalville 1.7
Weybndge* 1.7
St. Albans* 1.7
Eastbourne* 1.7
Slough* 1.8
Cambridge 1.8
Biagleswade 1.9
Yeadon* 1.9
Harwich 1.9
Wetherby 1.9
Dorchester 2.0
Street 2.0
Market Harborough 2.0
Worthing* 2.0
Royston 2.1
Matlock* 2.1
Tunbridge Wells* 2.1
* Travel-to-work areas