§ Mr. Dormandasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many disabled persons were unemployed, and what was the percentage, in the Easington constituency at the latest available date.
§ Mr. Dudley SmithOn 11th October a total of 502 registered disabled people were unemployed in Easington constituency. This figure is 20.9 per cent. of the total number of registered disabled people in that area.
§ Mr. Dormandasked the Secretary of State for Employment what is the number and percentage of unemployed, by sex, in the Easington constituency; and how these percentages compare with the national figures.
§ Mr. Dudley SmithIn the area covered by the Peterlee and Wingate employment exchanges, at 9th October the provisional numbers registered as unemployed were 2,018 males and 269 females and the percentage rates of unemployment were 11.6 for males and 3.4 for females. For Great Britain, the rates were 4.7 per cent. for males and 1.6 per cent. for females.