HC Deb 14 December 1976 vol 922 cc699-700W
Mr. Loyden

asked the Secretary of State for Employment what is the number of unemployed shipbuilding and ship repair workers in the Merseyside travel-to-work area.

Mr. Golding

At August 1976, the latest date for which an industrial analysis is available, 986 people who last worked in the shipbuilding and ship repairing industry were registered as unemployed in the Merseyside special development area, which comprises the Liverpool travel-to-work area plus Runcorn, St. Helens and Widnes.