§ Sir Elwyn Jonesasked the Secretary of State for Employment what proportion the latest figures for unemployment in Newham bear to the comparable figures in 1971; and what steps he is taking to reduce the number unemployed.
§ Mr. Dudley SmithThe number registered as unemployed at the Stratford, East Ham, and Canning Town Employment Exchanges and the Newham West Careers Offices on 10th January, 1972, is, provisionally, 4,219, an increase of 47 per cent. over the corresponding total on 11th January, 1971. The officers of my Department will continue to give every assistance to those who are unemployed to find jobs.