HC Deb 20 December 1976 vol 923 cc82-3W
Mr. Silvester

asked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will detail for Scotland and Wales separately and for each English economic planning region for which it is relevant, the number of people unemployed in development and special development areas and the proportion of such people to the total unemployed in the region.

Numbers registered as unemployed in development areas including special development areas (1) Figure in column (1) expressed as a percentage of the number registered as unemployed in the region (2)
Scotland 158,028 100.0
Wales 64,932 81.7
South-West 16,989 16.1
North-West 81,100 41.3
North 104,604 100.0
Yorkshire and Humberside 4,378 3.9

Mr. Silvester

asked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will detail for Scotland and Wales separately and for each English economic planning region for which it is relevant the number of people employed in development and

Number of employees in employment in development areas including special development areas (1) Figure in column (1) expressed as a percentage of all employees in employment in the region (2)
Scotland 2,076,000 100.0
Wales 826,000 82.8
South-West Region 151,000 9.9
North-West Region 697,000 26.1
Northern Region 1,266,000 100.0
Yorkshire and Humberside Region 71,000 3.6