§ Mr. Winnickasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many travel-to-work areas had a higher percentage of unemployment than the Walsall area in May 1979; and what is the position now.
Travel-to-work area Number registered as unemployed Percentage rate of unemployment May 1979 October 1982 May 1979 October 1982 Dudley and Sandwell 12,219 50,508 4.0 16.6 Wolverhampton 8,181 26,290 5.6 18.0 Walsall 8,429 31,392 5.1 18.9
§ Mr. William Hamiltonasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many persons registered for employment as medical practitioners, qualified nurses and teachers, respectively, were unemployed in June in each of the last five years.
§ Mr. AlisonThe following table gives the numbers of unemployed people registered at employment offices in the United Kingdom for employment in the occupations specified at June each year from 1978.
June each year 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 Medical practitioners 319 367 355 674 965 State registered nurses, State enrolled nurses and State certified midwives 4,797 4,231 4,602 5,941 8,086 Teachers—secondary, primary, pre-primary and special education 8,376 9,079 8,977 15,126 19,983