§ Mr. Eadieasked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will name the towns and villages in the employment exchange area in the additional intermediate area coverage announced on 18th February.
§ Mr. Dudley SmithI understand that the boundaries of the new intermediate areas will be published shortly with the Order which designates them.
TOTAL NUMBERS REGISTERED AS UNEMPLOYED AND PERCENTAGE RATES OF UNEMPLOYMENT Wolverhampton West Midlands region Males Females Males Females Numbers: 8th February, 1971 (provisional) … 2,717 511 54,279 9,781 9th February, 1970 … … … 2,047 381 43,217 6,755 Percentage Rate*: 8th February, 1971 (provisional) … 3.4 1.2 3.7 1.2 9th February, 1970 … … … 2.6 0.9 2.9 0.8 * Percentage rates can be calculated for the whole of the Wolverhampton and Bilston travel-to-work area but not separately for its constituent parts.