HC Deb 02 April 1979 vol 965 cc515-6W
Mr. Penhaligon

asked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will list in the Official Report the 20 labour exchanges with the highest percentage of male unemployment in Great Britain.

Mr. Golding

The following table gives the employment office or travel-to-work areas in Great Britain with the highest rates of male unemployment at 8 February.

Percentage rate of male unemployment
South-East
Margate 16.7
South-West
Camelford 15.7
Helston 17.1
Ilfracombe 22.3
Kingsbridge 16.5
Penzance 17.5
St. Ives 23.2
East-Midlands
Mablethorpe 17.4
Skegness 17.2
Yorkshire and Humberside
Whitby 17.7
Wales
Cardigan 18.9
Rhyl 18.5
Tenby 17.6
Tywvn 15.6
Lampeter* 17.3
Scotland
Newton Stewart 15.6
Portree 28.1
Rothesay 26.5
Sanquhar 16.8
Stornoway 24.2
*Travel-to-work area.

Mr. Penhaligon

asked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will list in the Official Report the 20 labour exchanges with the lowest level of unemployment that are wholly contained within development areas.

Mr. Golding

The following table gives the employment office or travel-to-work areas within development areas with the lowest rates of unemployment at 8 February:

North Percentage rate of unemployment
Berwick-on-Tweed 6.0
Carlisle 5.4
Hexham 5.1
Penrith 5.1
Furness* 5.9
Kendal* 4.4
Wales
Brecon 5.5
Carmarthen 4.0
Newtown 4.4
Scotland
Dunoon 6.2
Forfar 5.1
Galashiels 3.9
Haddington 5.6
Hawick 5.0
Huntly 6.3
Kelso 4.2
Kirkwall 6.1
Lerwick 3.4
Peebles 4.4
Perth* 6.4
* Travel-to-work area