§ Mr. Knoxasked the Secretary of State for Employment what was the price index for household coal on 1st January 1960, 1965, 1970, 1971, 1972 and 1973, taking the price on 1st January 1960 as 100.
§ Mr. Chichester-ClarkFollowing are the indices of retail prices of household
June 1973 June 1970 Number Percentage rate of unemployment Number Percentage rate of unemployment Leek … … … … 163 1.3 148 1.2 *Cheadle … … … … 138 Rate not available—see footnote 134 Rate not available—see footnote *Biddulph … … … … 121 163 *Kidsgrove … … … … 293 305 *Employment exchange areas which are part of the Stoke-on-Trent travel-to-work area, for which the unemployment rate was 1.8 per cent. in June 1973 and 2.2 per cent. in June 1970. Rates can be calculated for this area as a whole but not separately for its constituent parts.