§ Mr. Knoxasked the Secretary of State for Employment what were the numbers unemployed in each of the employment areas in the Leek constituency in January, 1972; what percentages of the working population they represent; and how the percentage figures compare with the national average percentage figure.
§ Mr. Dudley SmithFollowing is the information:
Numbers registered as unemployed at 10th January 1972, in Employment Exchange areas which collectively are similar to the Leek Constituency. Total Temporarily stopped included in total Leek 387 21 Cheadle 244 — Biddulph 302 8 Kidsgrove 543 23 The rate of unemployment for Great Britain was 4.3 per cent. and for Leek was 3.1 per cent. The remaining areas are in the Stoke-on-Trent, Biddulph, Burslem, Cheadle, Hanley, Kidsgrove, Longton and Newcastle-under-Lyme travel-to-work area for which the rate was 4.3 per cent.