§ Mr. Varleyasked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will tabulate in the OFFICIAL REPORT the latest unemployment statistics for each travel-to-work area forming each special development area, each development area and each intermediate area, showing male unemployment separately and giving the percentage increase in unemployment since July, 1970. in each case.
§ Mr. Dudley SmithThe following table shows the latest unemployment statistics available. The remaining information is being compiled and I will write to the hon. Member.
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TOTAL NUMBERS REGISTERED AS UNEMPLOYED AT 8TH FEBRUARY, 1971, IN THE TRAVEL-TO-WORK AREAS WHICH COMPRISE SPECIAL DEVELOPMENT AREAS, DEVELOPMENT AREAS AND INTERMEDIATE AREAS Males Total, males and females Special Development Areas Northern Development Area Chester-le-Street … 1,835 2,101 Consett … 1,622 1,891 Bishop Auckland … 2,503 2,727 Hartlepools … 2,389 2,861 Peterlee … 1,685 1,904 Tyneside … 19,532 22,430 Wearside … 6,588 8,351 Whitehaven … 1,144 1,513 Workington … 985 1,383 Ashington … 1,007 1,120 Bedlington … 682 765 Blyth … 1,047 1,137 Durham … 1,074 1,239 Haltwhistle … 64 84 Millom … 184 213 Seaton Delaval … 405 453 Welsh Development Area Aberdare … 867 1,019 Bargoed … 1,622 1,949 Ebbw Vale … 1,114 1,492 Merthyr Tydfil … 1,090 1,252 Neath … 602 798 Newbridge* … 404 466 Pontypridd … 2,468 3,069 Cymmer* … 171 226 Maesteg* … 301 395 Ystalyfera … 480 768
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Males Total, males and females Scottish Development Area Dumbarton … 1,523 1,923 Glasgow … 30,575 35,322 Greenock … 2,321 3,499 Irvine … 1,725 2,274 Motherwell … 7,674 10,951 Paisley … 2,805 3,509 Cumbernauld … 387 550 Girvan … 238 310 Kilsyth … 262 311 Lesmahagow … 316 409 Sanquhar … 206 293 Shotts … 333 524 Development Areas (excluding parts listed as Special Development Areas) South Western Development Area Barnstaple … 655 793 Bideford … 371 438 Bodmin … 120 144 Bude … 256 284 Camelford … 144 190 Falmouth … 527 706 Helston … 338 457 Ilfracombe … 300 403 Launceston … 101 128 Liskeard … 436 560 Newquay … 502 710 Penzance … 642 793 St. Ives … 251 334 St. Marys … 24 41 Redruth … 783 946 St. Austell … 501 646 Truro … 334 402 Wadebridge … 148 206 Merseyside Development Area Liverpool … 31,150 36,394 Widnes … 1,233 1,736 St. Helens … 1,606 1,848 Northern Development Area Alnwick … 384 496 Amble … 210 286 Barnard Castle … 184 209 Furness Peninsula … 734 1,082 Berwick-upon-Tweed … 391 432 Carlisle … 1,075 1,334 Darlington … 1,446 1,744 Tees-side … 7,005 9,085 Hexham … 264 335 Kendal … 337 362 Keswick … 111 138 Malton … 189 233 Morpeth … 419 456 Northallerton … 242 317 Penrith … 260 308 Pickering … 169 189 Richmond … 156 204 Scarborough … 1,383 1,711 Thirsk … 135 166 Whitby … 478 572 Welsh Development Area Barmouth … 180 223 Brecon … 159 188 Caernarvon … 1,506 1,743
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Holyhead … 1,198 1,416 Lampeter … 299 343 Llandeilo … 118 146 Llanelli … 612 817 Llangollen … 190 214 Risca* … 253 285 Pwllheli … 606 724 Swansea … 2,171 2,785 Tenby … 286 426 Wrexham … 1,902 2,183 Aberystwyth … 261 294 Blaenau Ffestiniog … 209 254 Cardigan … 141 184 Carmarthen … 247 268 Denbigh … 131 163 Fishguard … 172 217 Haverfordwest … 418 482 Llandrindod Wells … 137 171 Llanwrst … 73 105 Machynlleth … 66 83 Milford Haven … 565 659 Newtown … 179 300 Pembroke Dock … 342 467 Towyn … 49 69 Welshpool … 135 161 Conway* … 170 208 Penmaenmawr* … 87 106 Scottish Development Area Aberdeen … 3,045 3,500 Arbroath … 480 717 Ayr … 1,213 1,603 Bathgate … 2,091 2,409 Dingwall … 541 654 Dumfries … 1,020 1,382 Dunfermline … 1,849 2,500 Elgin … 491 661 Falkirk … 2,928 3,888 Forres … 167 255 Jedburgh … 151 191 Kilmarnock … 1,232 1,639 Kirkcaldy … 2,829 3,519 Perth … 898 1,052 Stirling … 1,341 1,716 Anstruther … 114 157 Banchory … 113 138 Banff … 334 380 Blairgowrie … 211 237 Brechin … 168 199 Buckie … 243 285 Campbeltown … 467 634 Castle Douglas … 274 530 Cumnock … 500 692 Cupar … 175 216 Dundee … 4,374 5,530 Dunoon … 139 219 Eyemouth … 274 344 Forfar … 156 191 Fort William … 226 409 Fraserburgh … 321 385 Galashiels … 335 480 Haddington … 239 308 Hawick … 317 363 Huntly … 138 188 Inverness … 1,178 1,512 Keith … 139 176 Kilburnie … 157 226 Kirkwall … 228 278 Lanark … 324 465 Largs … 143 165
Lerwick … 746 804 Lochgilphead … 114 168 Montrose … 201 266 Nairn … 126 158 Newton Stewart … 194 280 Oban … 520 709 Peebles … 161 210 Peterhead … 336 472 Pitlochry … 67 83 Portree … 113 147 Rothesay … 200 267 St. Andrews … 120 144 Stornoway … 1,104 1,332 Stranraer … 373 497 Thurso … 340 479 Turriff … 106 153 Wick … 696 912 Dalkeith* … 655 788 Loanhead* … 498 634 Musselburgh* … 637 776 Tranent* … 229 314 Intermediate Areas Plymouth … 3,393 4,175 Okehampton … 198 245 Tavistock … 189 220 Oswestry … 559 644 Alfreton … 1,281 1,415 Heanor … 764 862 Sutton-in-Ashfield … 1,062 1,166 Worksop … 800 1,008 Barnsley … 3,419 3,929 Castleford … 2,334 2,704 Doncaster … 3,915 4,683 Hemsworth … 1,109 1,311 Hull … 7,603 8,332 Mexborough … 1,385 1,631 Barnoldswick … 239 354 Bridlington … 694 810 Dinnington … 276 314 Filey … 207 260 Goole … 528 628 Maltby … 398 473 Rotherham … 1,695 1,962 Todmorden … 94 137 Wakefield … 1,115 1,259 Accrington … 575 719 Blackburn … 1,446 1,787 Burnley … 969 1,283 Nelson … 606 888 Rawtenstall … 371 469 Cardiff … 5,163 5,977 Newport* … 1,728 2,046 Newport Docks* … 45 45 Abergavenny* … 263 307 Cwmbran* … 447 795 Edinburgh* … 4,774 5,447 Leith* … 1,752 1,962 Portobello* … 851 989 * Employment Exchange area. These have been shown where only a part of a travel-to-work area is within the Special Development Area, Development Area, or Intermediate Area.