§ Mrs. Chalkerasked the Secretary of State for Employment what was the total number of males and females registered as unemployed at mid-March 1974, mid-March 1975 and mid-March 1976 in: (a) Wallasey, (b) Birkenhead, (c) Bebington and (d) Hoylake; and what percentage of the working population these represent.
§ Mr. John FraserThe following table shows the numbers registered as unemployed in the Wallasey, Birkenhead, Bebington and Hoylake employment office areas. These offices are included in the Liverpool travel-to-work area for which the rates of unemployment at March 1974, March 1975 and March 1976 were 6.1, 7.4 and 10.3 per cent. respectively. Rates can be calculated for the whole of a travel-to-work area but not separately for its constituent parts. They are calculated by expressing the numbers unemployed as percentages of the estimated numbers of employees, including the unemployed.
Employment Office Area March 1974 March 1975 March 1976* Wallasey … 2,070 2,494 3,578 Birkenhead … 4,092 5,063 6,858 Bebington … 936 1,128 1,656 Hoylake … 364 472 691 * Provisional.