§ Dame Patricia Hornsby-Smithasked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will give the figures for unemployed males and females and the vacancies available in the Sidcup and Orpington employment exchange areas at the latest available date.
§ Mr. Dudley SmithFollowing is the information for November 1973:
Unemployed Unfilled vacancies Males Females Males Females Sidcup 423 40 188 91 Orpington 387 31 193 167 The vacancy figures relate only to vacancies notified to employment offices and careers offices and do not measure the total unsatisfied demand for labour.