§ Miss Quennellasked the Secretary of State for Employment what the current total of registered unemployed in the Petersfield constituency now is, at the most convenient date, for men and women, respectively, and among school leavers, for boys and girls, respectively; and how these figures compare with those one year before.
§ Mr. Dudley SmithFollowing is the available information:
NUMBERS REGISTERED AS UNEMPLOYED IN THE AREA COVERED BY THE PETERSFTELD AND ALTON EMPLOYMENT EXCHANGE Men Boys Women Girls Total June, 1972 327 3 51 8 389 June, 1971 358 3 43 10 414 Information about the numbers of unemployed school-leavers is available only for the whole of the Basingstoke Careers Office area, part of which is in the Petersfield constituency:
SCHOOL-LEAVERS REGISTERED AS UNEMPLOYED IN THE AREA COVERED BY THE BASINGSTOKE CAREERS OFFICE Boys Girls June, 1972 … 5 3 June, 1971 … 14 8
§ Miss Quennellasked the Secretary of State for Employment what proportion of all those in employment in the Petersfield constituency is employed in the retail trade.
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§ Mr. Dudley SmithAt June, 1970, the latest date for which information is available, out of all employees in unemployment in the area covered by the Petersfield and Alton employment exchanges, 9.6 per cent. were in retail distribution.