§ Mr. Parkynasked the Secretary of State for Employment and Productivity how many registered unemployed there are in the Bedford Employment Exchange area; what percentage this is of the total employed; and how this compares with the average for the country as a whole.
§ Mr. DellAt 13th October, 1969, there were 1,118 persons registered as unemployed in the area covered by the Bedford Employment Exchange and the percentage rate of unemployment was 2.1. The corresponding rate for Great Britain was 2.5 per cent.