HC Deb 16 February 1971 vol 811 c416W
Mr. Roy Hughes

asked the Secretary of State for Employment what are the percentages of male and female unemployment in the County Borough of Newport, Monmouthshire, at the latest available date.

Mr. Dudley Smith

In the Newport travel-to-work area, which consists of the Newport, Newport Docks, Newbridge and Risca Employment Exchange areas, the provisional percentage rates of unemployment at 8th February, 1971, were 4.9 for males and 1.8 for females. Rates cannot be calculated for parts of the travel-to-work area.