§ Mr. Goldingasked the Secretary of State for Employment what is the current percentage unemployment figure for males in North Staffordshire.
§ Mr. Peter MorrisonAt 12 February the male unemployment rate in North Staffordshire was 11.7 per cent. For the purposes of this answer North Staffordshire has been taken as the area covered by the employment offices of Biddulph, Burslem, Cheadle, Hanley, Kidsgrove, Leek, Longton, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Stoke-on-Trent and Uttoxeter.