HC Deb 20 May 1971 vol 817 cc335-6W
Mr. Arthur Lewis

asked the Secretary of State for Employment whether he is aware that the growing unemployment in the London Borough of Newham is affecting the finding of jobs for the disabled and partially disabled; and what and as a percentage; and how this compares with the last five years.

Mr. Dudley Smith

At 12th May the provisional number registered as unemployed in the North-East Planning Region of Scotland was 6,625 and the rate of unemployment was 4.3 per cent.

Following is a table showing figures for earlier dates:

Numbers registered as unemployed and rates of unemployment in the North-East Planning Region of Scotland
Number Per cent.
May, 1970 … … 5,531 3.6
May, 1969 … … 4,965 3.2
May, 1968 … … 4,786 3.1
May, 1967 … … 5,081 3.2
May, 1966 … … 3,951 2.5