HC Deb 12 November 1971 vol 825 c271W
Mr. O'Halloran

asked the Secretary of State for Employment how many building workers are now registered as unemployed in the Greater London area; and how this figure compares with the same period in 1970.

Mr. Dudley Smith:

The total numbers of people registered as unemployed in Greater London at October, 1971 and October, 1970 who last worked in the construction industry were 8,912 and 7,364, respectively.