§ Mr. Cyril Smithasked the Secretary of State for Employment (1) what is the total number of registered unemployed in Rochdale over 18 years of age; and how many of that total are Commonwealth immigrants;
(2) what is the total number of registered unemployed in Rochdale under the age of 18; and how many of that total are Commonwealth immigrants.
§ Mr. Dudley SmithOn 8th January 1973, 1,686 people aged 18 and over were unemployed in the area covered by the Rochdale employment exchange together with 30 aged under 18. Comprehensive figures for Commonwealth immigrants are not available, but data for coloured workers from the Commonwealth are available for 13th November 1972: these show that there were 39 out of 1,795 people unemployed aged 18 and over and 5 out of 70 aged under 18. The figures for January 1973 are provisional.