HC Deb 03 March 1978 vol 945 cc408-13W
Mr. Michael McGuire

asked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will list in the Official Report all the employment areas, regions, districts and travel-to-work areas presently designated special development areas or development areas which have a current rate of unemployment of 9 per cent. or less, giving in each case the current rate of unemployment and type of development status, the total number of unemployed and estimated total of insured population, and the local and national rate of unemployment at time of designation.

Mr. Golding,

pursuant to his reply [Official Report, 28th February 1978; Vol. 945, c. 171], gave the following answer:

The following table gives the information for employment office areas and travel-to-work areas which are wholly within special development areas (SDA) or development areas (DA) and had an unemployment rate of 9 per cent. or less in January 1978.

Employment Office or travel-to-work area Present Assisted Area Status At 12 January 1978 Estimated number of employees, employed and unemployed at June 1975 (June 1974 for Scottish areas) Date of achieving present status Unemployment rate at date of achieving present status
Unemployment rate Number unemployed Local Area Great Britain
Launceston … … DA 8.4 424 5,027 19.8.66 1.6 1.3
St Austell … … DA 8.3 1,685 20,345 19.8.66 1.7 1.3
St Helens … … SDA 8.3 4,970 59,751 14.8.74 4.6 2.8
Alnwick … … DA 8.5 672 7,914 19.8.66 2.2 1.3
Ashington … … SDA 7.7 1,404 18,258 10.8.72 7.3 3.7
Barnard Castle … … DA 6.4 295 4,640 19.8.66 3.4 1.3
Berwick-on-Tweed … … DA 8.7 701 8,019 19.8.66 2.5 1.3
Carlisle … … DA 6.4 3,189 50,048 19.8.66 2.1 1.3
Cramlington … … SDA 7.6 923 12,154 10.8.72 6.1 3.7
Durham … … SDA 6.5 2,496 38,420 10.8.72 5.0 3.7
Haltwhistle … … SDA 8.3 215 2,600 10.8.72 3.2 3.7
Hexham … … DA 5.5 541 9,862 19.8.66 1.3 1.3
Morpeth … … DA 6.4 640 10,017 19.8.66 1.6 1.3
Penrith … … DA 5.5 703 12,779 19.8.66 1.1 1.3
Bishop Auckland* … … DA 8.9 4,305 48,617 10.8.72 7.3 3.7
Darlington* … … SDA 6.3 3,808 60,571 19.8.66 1.9 1.3
Furness* … … DA 5.8 2,614 45,299 19.8.66 2.4 1.3
Workington* … … SDA 8.5 2,607 30,775 10.8.72 7.1 3.7
Kendal* … … DA 5.1 1,159 22,588 19.8.66 0.5 1.3
Whitehaven* … … SDA 8.5 2,125 25,140 10.8.72 8.4 3.7
Grimsby … … DA 7.6 5,635 74,540 14.4.77 6.5 5.7
Scarborough … … DA 8.8 2,219 25,187 14.4.77 7.7 5.7
Aberdare … … SDA 8.5 1,827 21,533 10.8.72 5.9 3.7
Aberdarystwyth … … DA 7.5 832 11,152 19.8.66 2.0 1.3
Bercon … … DA 6.0 422 6,987 19.8.66 1.1 1.3
Carmarthen … … DA 4.5 737 16,486 19.8.66 2.1 1.3
Denbigh … … DA 8.2 547 6,664 19.8.66 1.2 1.3
Haverfordwest … … DA 8.8 1,293 14,619 19.8.66 2.4 1.3
Lladeilo … … DA 8.8 274 3,121 19.8.66 2.7 1.3
Llandrindod Wells … … DA 8.5 597 7,021 19.8.66 2.7 1.3
Machynlleth … … DA 8.2 154 1,871 19.8.66 2.7 1.3
Newton … … DA 6.4 456 7,079 19.8.66 2.2 1.3

Employment Office or travel-to-work area Present Assisted Area Status At 12 January 1978 Estimated number of employees, employed and unemployed at June 1975 (June 1974 for Scottish areas) Date of achieving present status Unemployment rate at date of achieving present status
Unemployment rate Number unemployed Local Area Great Britain
Welshpool … … … DA 6.9 435 6,289 19.8.66 1.3 1.3
Cardiff* … … … DA 7.7 15,148 197,454 19.8.66 2.5 1.3
Llanelli* … … … DA 6.2 1,894 30,722 19.8.66 3.5 1.3
Merthyr Tydfil* … … … SDA 1.1 1,858 26,167 10.8.72 6.3 3.7
Neath* … … … SDA 6.6 1,722 26,191 10.8.72 5.3 3.7
Pontypridd* … … … SDA 8.7 5,696 65,575 10.8.72 6.8 3.7
Port Talbot* … … … DA 7.8 6,199 79,885 19.8.66 2.7 1.3
Swansea* … … … DA 7.3 7,212 98,663 19.8.66 2.3 1.3
Banff … … … DA 8.3 573 6,911 19.8.66 5.9 1.3
Brechin … … … DA 7.5 287 3,848 19.8.66 2.4 1.3
Castle Douglas … … … DA 8.4 584 6,955 19.8.66 3.7 1.3
Cupar … … … DA 5.3 479 9,050 19.8.66 1.6 1.3
Elgin … … … DA 7.7 1,345 17,483 19.8.66 2.8 1.3
Forfar … … … DA 5.5 484 8,861 19.8.66 1.5 1.3
Fraserburgh … … … DA 6.2 495 8,021 19.8.66 3.4 1.3
Galashiels … … … DA 3.8 518 13,697 19.8.66 0.7 1.3
Haddington … … … DA 5.2 436 8,373 19.8.66 1.4 1.3
Huntly … … … DA 6.6 206 3,123 19.8.66 3.5 1.3
Inverness … … … DA 90 2,711 30,073 19.8.66 H 1.3
Kirkwal … … … DA 7.4 386 5,243 19.8.66 3.4 1.3
Lerwick … … … DA 3.8 226 5,917 19.8.66 7.3 1.3
Montrose … … … DA 7.1 499 7,032 19.8.66 2.0 1.3
Peebles … … … DA 41 191 4,625 19.8.66 0.8 1.3
Peterhead … … … DA 7.7 692 8,965 19.8.66 5.4 1.3
St Andrews … … … DA 70 452 6,427 19.8.66 0.9 1.3
Dumfries* … … … DA 7.4 2,299 31,065 19.8.66 31 1.3
Edinburgh* … … … DA 7.4 20,111 273,619 14.8.74 3.5 2.8
Falkirk* … … … DA 7.6 5,059 66,170 19.8.66 2.8 1.3
Hawick* … … … DA 4.9 771 15,748 19.8.66 0.9 1.3
Paisley* … … … SDA 7.7 6,787 87,607 10.8.72 5.9 3.7
Perth* … … … DA 6.6 2,391 36,044 19.8.66 1.8 1.3
Stirling* … … … DA 8.6 3,943 46,099 19.8.66 1.7 1.3
* Travel-to-work areas.