HC Deb 03 February 1972 vol 830 c154W
30. Dr. Gilbert

asked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will give the latest figures of male and female unemployment in the Dudley and Stourbridge areas.

Mr. Dudley Smith

At 10th January, in the area covered by the Dudley Employment Exchange, 1,690 males and 204 females were registered as unemployed of whom 304 males and seven females were temporarily stopped. In the Stourbridge area, 1,314 males and 129 females were registered as unemployed of whom 207 males and seven females were temporarily stopped.