§ Mr. David Watkinsasked the Secretary of State for Employment what were the numbers and percentage rates of registered unemployed persons at Consett and Stanley employment exchanges, County Durham, at 18th June, 1970, and at the latest available date.
§ Mr. Dudley SmithThe total numbers registered as unemployed in the area covered by the Consett and Stanley Employment Exchanges at 8th June, 1970, and 11th January, 1971, were 1,477 and 1,750 respectively. At these dates the percentage rates of unemployment for the Consett, Lanchester and Stanley232W travel-to-work area were 5.0 and 5.9. Unemployment statistics are not available for 18th June, 1970, and the rates of unemployment are not available for parts of the Consett travel-to-work area.