§ Mr. Marquandasked the President of the Board of Trade whether he will state the latest figures of the turnover of retail trade in £s per head in England and Wales, Nottinghamshire, Nottingham, Mansfield, Alfreton, Hucknall, Sutton-in-Ashfield and Kirkby-in-Ashfield, respectively.
§ Mr. DarlingIn the Census of Distribution for 1961 retail trade turnover per head of the population in the areas listed was reported as follows:
£ England and Wales … 163 Nottinghamshire(*) … 157 Nottingham … 223 Mansfield … 265 Alfreton (Derbyshire) … 144 Hucknall … 142 Sutton-in-Ashfield … 127 Kirkby-in-Ashfield … 106 The figures relate to returns received, i.e. they do not include any allowance for non-response (estimated as an addition of 7½ per cent. for Great Britain as a whole).
(*) The Administrative County with the County Borough of Nottingham.