§ Mr. Goldingasked the Secretary of State for Employment whether he will state the percentage level of unemployment in Newcastle-under-Lyme at the latest possible date.
§ Mr. Dudley SmithOn 12th March the rate of unemployment for the Stoke-on-Trent travel-to-work area, which includes Newcastle-under-Lyme, was 2.3 per cent. The figure is provisional.