§ Mr. Adleyasked the Secretary of State for Employment what was the level of unemployment in (a) Hampshire, (b) Wiltshire, (c) Dorset, (d) Isle of Wight and (e) the Christchurch and Lymington parliamentary constituency at the end of February 1974 and at the latest convenient date.
§ Mr. Golding, pursuant to his reply [Official Report, 2 April 1979], gave the following answer:
The following table gives the number of people registered as unemployed at 11 February 1974 and 8 March 1979 in the areas specified.
February 1974
March 1979
Hampshire 10,597 24,277 Wiltshire 3,218 9,391 Dorset 5,596 10,729 Isle of Wight 1,475 2,886 Christchurch and Lymington 792 1,470