§ Mr. Hicksasked the Secretary of State for Employment what is the number of persons currently registered as unemployed in the South-West assisted area, the South-West region, Merseyside, Wales, Scotland and the United Kingdom, and the percentage these figures represent of the total labour force; and what are the corresponding figures for January 1972, 1975, 1978 and 1980.
§ Mr. Peter MorrisonI shall reply to my hon. Friend as soon as possible.