§ Mr. Blakerasked the Minister of Labour what was the unemployment rate in the Blackpool area at the latest convenient date; and if he will give the average unemployment figure for the same date for the United Kingdom.
§ Mrs. Shirley WilliamsThe percentage rate of unemployment in the area covered by the Blackpool Employment Exchange at 18th April, 1966, was 3.7. The corresponding figure for the United Kingdom was 1.4 per cent.