§ Mr. Prenticeasked the Secretary of State for Employment and Productivity how many people were registered as unemployed at the East Ham Employment Exchange at the latest convenient date; what were the comparable figures on the same date in 1967, 1968 and 1969; and what percentage these figures represent of the working population in the area covered by the exchange.
§ Mr. Dell
TOTAL NUMBERS REGISTERED AS UNEMPLOYED IN THE AREA COVERED BY THE EAST HAM EMPLOYMENT EXCHANGE AND PERCENTAGE RATES OF UNEMPLOYMENT IN THE GREATER LONDON AREA Registered unemployed Percentage rate* February, 1970 … 1,011 1.4 February, 1969 … 942 1.5 February, 1968 … 931 1.8 February, 1967 … 823 1.6 * Percentage rates can be calculated for the Greater London area as a whole but not separately for its constituent parts.