§ Mr. John Pageasked the Secretary of State for Employment and Productivity how many registered disabled persons are unemployed in the Harrow area now; what the figures were for the previous four years; and what percentage these figures were of the total number of unemployed in the area at the different dates.
§ Mr. FernyhoughOn 12th May, 1969, 75 registered disabled persons were registered as unemployed at the Harrow Employment Exchange; 8.6 per cent. of the total number of unemployed registered there on the same date. On 13th May, 1968, the comparative figures were 83 and 9.6 per cent.; on 8th May, 1967, 58 and 6.9 per cent.; on 16th May, 1966, 22 and 4.9 per cent.; on 11th May, 1965, 23 and 4.3 per cent.
§ Mr. John Pageasked the Secretary of State for Employment and Productivity how many registered disabled persons are unemployed in the Greater London Area now; what were the figures for the previous four years; and what percentages these figures were of the total number of unemployed in the area at the different dates.
§ Mr. FernyhoughOn 10th March, 1969, the latest date for which information is readily available, 5,791 registered disabled persons were registered as unemployed at employment exchanges situated within the Greater London Area; 8.6 per cent. of the total number of unemployed registered at those offices on the same date. On 11th March, 1968, the comparative figures were 5,830 and 7.6 per cent.; on 14th March, 1967, 5,110 and 7.1 per cent.; on 14th March, 1966, 3,587 and 10.2 per cent.; on 8th March, 1965, 3,961 and 10.1 per cent.