§ Mr. Nellistasked the Paymaster General if he will publish in the Official Report the 50 parliamentary constituencies in which unemployment has increased by the greatest amount, ranked by the percentage increase in each case.
§ Mr. Alan ClarkThe following table shows the 50 parliamentary constituents in the United Kingdom in which unemployment has increased by the greatest amount between December 1984 and December 1985, giving the percentage increase in each case.
Parliamentary constituency Percentage increase Greenock and Port Glasgow 17.08 Barnsley, West and Penistone 15.39 Holland with Boston 15.35 Barnsley, East 15.31 Woolwich 14.61 Dunfermline, East 14.57 Kirkcaldy 14.29 Central Fife 14.11 Moray 14.10 Yeovil 13.66 Bassetlaw 13.00 Bexhill and Battle 12.92 South-West Norfolk 12.63 Penrith and the Borders 12.47 Ceredigion and Pembroke, North 12.31 Southwark and Bermondsey 12.24 Don Valley 11.88 Hemsworth 11.50 Norwich, North 11.50 Inverness, Nairn and Lochaber 11.46 Great Yarmouth 11.41 Rother Valley 11.06 Dover 10.97 Islwyn 10.71 Doncaster, North 10.26 Wentworth 10.15 Greenwich 10.09 South Norfolk 9.66 Renfrew, West and Inverclyde 9.25 Clwyd, North-West 9.05 Colne Valley 8.86 Enfield, North 8.84 North Antrim 8.52 Torridge and West Devon 8.46 Bury St. Edmunds 8.43 Liverpool, Mossley Hill 8.42 Norwich, South 8.38 North Dorset 8.31 Stafford 8.21 Canterbury 8.20 Bridlington 8.18 Harrogate 7.96 Gainsborough and Horncastle 7.96 Sheffield, Heeley 7.92 Wells 7.91 Westbury 7.91 North Down 7.88 Wigan 7.83 Selby 7.82 Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley 7.80