§ Mr. Goldingasked the Secretary of State for Employment whether he will list the employment exchange areas in the West Midlands with adult male unemployment higher than the national average, together with the appropriate percentage levels of unemployment.
§ Mr. Dudley SmithRates of unemployment can be calculated for males of all ages but not separately for adult males. The calculations are made for employment exchange areas either singly or grouped to form travel-to-work areas.
Following is the available information:
Percentage rates of unemployment for Great Britain and for those areas in West Mid-lands with rates higher than those for Great Britain. Per cent. Great Britain … … 5.7 (5.5) Bridgnorth … … 7.3 (7.3) Cannock … … 6.7 (6.6) Ledbury … … 7.8 (7.8) Ludlow … … 6.7 (6.7) Malvern … … 6.2 (6.1) Market Drayton … … 9.9 (9.8) Oswestry … … 6.6 (6.6) Ross-on-Wye … … 6.6 (6.5) Worcester … … 6.3 (5.7) Birmingham* … … 6.8(6.4) Dudley* … … 6.1 (4.6) Oakengates* … … 16.1 (6.5) Tamworth* … … 8.0 (7.1) Walsall* … … 7.3 (6.5) Wolverhampton* … … 9.2 (6.7) * Travel-to-work area. The rates are based on the total number of males registered as unemployed, including temporarily stopped workers. The 510W figures in brackets are the rates based only on the numbers who were wholly unemployed.
§ Mr. Goldingasked the Secretary of State for Employment whether he will list those occupations in the West Midlands with higher adult male unemployment than the national average, together with the appropriate percentage levels of unemployment.
§ Mr. Dudley SmithRates of unemployment for occupations cannot be calculated in the absence of detailed estimates of the numbers employed in these occupations.