§ Mr. Thomas Coxasked the Secretary of State for Employment what are the latest available unemployment figures for each of the regions of the United Kingdom, and the number of persons under the age of 18 years old unemployed in these regions.
§ Mr. Dudley SmithThe information is as follows:
PROVISIONAL NUMBERS REGISTERED AS UNEMPLOYED AT 5TH APRIL, 1971 Under 18 years of age Aged 18 and over Total all ages South East … 7,109 149,309 156,418 East Anglia … 1,349 20,227 21,576 South Western … 1,979 45,449 47,428 West Midlands … 2,992 72,453 75,445 East Midlands … 2,295 45,707 48,002 Yorkshire and Humberside … 3,982 71,880 75,862 North Western … 5,920 103,658 109,578 Northern … 4,906 67,394 72,300 Scotland … 7,918 115,221 123,139 Wales … 3,175 41,610 44,785 Northern Ireland … 1,858 37,798 39,656 United Kingdom … 43,483 770,706 814,189