§ Mr. Dan Jonesasked the Secretary of State for Employment what has been the increase in insured population in the towns of Northampton, Banbury, Brackley, Buckingham, Bletchley, Wolverton, New port Pagnell, and Milton Keynes, including the sub-department of the Department of Employment within the geographical circle from 1945 to the present date for which figures are available.
§ Mr. John FraserEstimates of the total numbers of employees, employed and unemployed, have been compiled for local areas annually since 1952. There have, however, been a number of breaks in continuity, eg, due to changes in the local areas for which the statistics are 595W compiled, and also due to alterations in the sources used. Thus up to 1971 the figures were obtained from counts of national insurance cards, and thereafter from the censuses of employment. The following table gives a broad indication of the changes from 1952 to 1973, the latest date for which figures are available, for the local office areas which include the towns specified.
Change in the Estimated Number of Employees, Employed and Unemployed, from June 1952 to June 1973 (Thousands) Banbury +8 Buckingham † Bletchley* +13 Wolverton (including Newport Pagnall)* +1 Northampton +14 Towcester (including Brackley) +3 * Milton Keynes is included partly in the Bletchley Employment Office area and partly in the Wolverton Employment Office area. † Under 1,000.