HC Deb 13 May 1968 vol 764 cc173-4W
63 and 64. Mr. Mackintosh

asked the Secretary of State for Employment and Productivity (1) what is the percentage of those employed in manufacturing industry, and in hotels and catering, respectively, in the Tranent, North Berwick and Dunbar employment exchange areas or sub-areas put together; and what is the percentage of unemployed in these three areas put together.

(2) what is the percentage of those employed in manufacturing industry and in hotels and catering, respectively, in the four groups of employment exchange areas or sub-areas, that is the 25 areas in the Northern Development Area, the 38 in the Scottish Development Area, the 34 in the Welsh Development Area and the 17 in the South-West Development Area as set out in Schedule 17 to the Finance Bill; and what is the percentage unemployed in each of the same areas.

Mr. Hattersley

Only broad estimates of the number of employees in individual industries in local areas can be provided. The following table gives the information requested in so far as it is available; percentages of employees in manufacturing and hotels and catering are rounded to the nearest whole number.

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