§ Mr. Leslie Huckfieldasked the Secretary of State for Employment what is the latest available percentage unemployment figure for the Coventry, Nuneaton and Bedworth employment exchange areas; how this compares with the average percentage for development areas; and whether he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Dudley SmithBased on the total numbers registered as unemployed, including those temporarily stopped, the percentage rates of unemployment at 10th January in the Coventry, Nuneaton and Bedworth travel-to-work area and in the development areas were 5.9 and 7.0, respectively. Based only on the numbers wholly unemployed, the rates were 4.3 and 6.9 per cent.