§ Mr. Deakinsasked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will take steps to collect and publish statistics for people in employment on an employment exchange basis.
§ Mr. Dudley SmithEstimates of total employees for some local areas are already published each year. Those relating to 1969 appeared in column 5 of tables on pages 912–913 of the October, 1970, issue of theDepartment of Employment Gazette. Estimates for 1970 were published in the January, 1972, issue on 31st January.
The newly introduced annual Census of Employment will provide estimates of employees in employment by employment exchange areas. It is hoped to publish the first results next year.