§ Mr. Brocklebank-Fowlerasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many people were in full-time employment as notified to him from the employment areas in the Norfolk, North-West parliamentary constituency at the most recent count; and what were the comparable figures in 1970 and 1974.
§ Mr. GoldingSince 1971 information concerning full-time employment has been collected in the annual censuses of employment. The table below shows the numbers of employees in full-time employment in the employment office areas concerned for each year for which information is available.
Corresponding figures are not available for 1974, due to difficulties which arose following the reorganisation of local government. Employment estimates for 1970 are based on counts of national insurance cards and do not distinguish between full-time and part-time employment.
EMPLOYEES IN FULL-TIME EMPLOYMENT AT JUNE EACH YEAR Thousands Kings Lynn Hunstanton Fakenham 1971 19.6 2.6 5.3 1972 19.8 2.6 5.6 1973 20.8 2.7 5.6 1975 21.8 2.4 5.6 1976 22.7 2.3 5.5 Note: Full-time workers are defined as those normally employed for more than 30 hours per week.