§ Mr. Marshasked the Secretary of State for Employment and Productivity if she 47W will list the current figures for male unemployment in Greenwich, Woolwich, Deptford, Lewisham and South-East London, respectively, giving the last known occupational groupings.
§ Mr. DellThe following table shows the total numbers of males registered as unemployed in the areas specified:
MALES REGISTERED AS UNEMPLOYED AT 12TH JANUARY, 1970 (PROVISIONAL) IN THE AREAS COVERED BY WOOLWICH (WHICH INCLUDES GREENWICH) DEPTFORD AND LEWISHAM EMPLOYMENT EXCHANGES AND IN SOUTH-EAST LONDON Woolwich … … … 1,601 Deptfor … … … 1,037 Lewisham … … … 1,987 South-East London … … … *9,430 * South-East London has been taken as the area covered by the Bexley, Bromley, Camberwell, Deptford, Erith, Lewisham, Sidcup, Woolwich and Canning Town Employment Exchanges. An occupational analysis by region of the wholly unemployed appeared at pages 1040–43 of the November, 1969, issue of the Employment and Productivity Gazette. Information in this form is not compiled for local areas. I am sending to my right hon. Friend a summarised statement showing such information as is available for the whole of the Greater London area.