HC Deb 20 January 1969 vol 776 cc11-2W
Mr. Hazell

asked the Secretary of State for Employment and Productivity what were the unemployment figures registered on the last available date at the employment exchanges of Cromer, Sheringham, North Walsham, Fakenham, Holt, Wells-next Sea and Stalham in North Norfolk; and what percentage these figures were of the insured population for the areas concerned.

Mr. Ferny hough

Following is the information:

TOTAL NUMBERS REGISTERED AS UNEMPLOYED AND PERCENTAGE RATES OF UNEMPLOYMENT AT 13TH JANUARY, 1969 (PROVISIONAL)
Employment Exchange area Registered unemployed Percentage rate
Cromer (including Sheringham and Holt) 459 6.1
North Walsham (including Stalham) 136 3.0*
Fakenham (including Wells-next-Sea) 304 4.6
* The percentage rate relates to the travel-to-work area which comprises the areas covered by North Walsham and Aylsham Employment Exchanges.

retail prices for nationalised industries, for food, for housing, for fuel and light, for durable household goods, for clothing and footwear, for transport, and vehicles, for miscellaneous goods, for services and for all items in the index since October, 1964, since July, 1966, since November, 1967 and since July, 1968, respectively, to the latest convenient date.

Mr. Hattersley

The percentage increases were as follows: