§ Mr. Brothertonasked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will follow the practice of the Treasury in the Economic Progress Report, the Department of the Environment in the Housing and Construction Statistics and the Chancellor of the Exchequer, in his speech in the House on 24th January 1976, in excluding adult students and school leavers from the unemployment statistics.
§ Mr. FootI already publish, in the unemployment Press notice and in my Department'sGazette, unemployment figures excluding adult students and school leavers. These figures, when seasonally adjusted, provide the best
Northern Merseyside South-West Welsh Scottish Total DA DA DA DA DA DAs Financial Year (a) (b) (a) (b) (a) (b) (a) (b) (a) (b) (a) (b) 1970–71 … … 31 24 20 26 2 15 14 23 41 22 108 23 1971–72 … … 31 24 21 29 2 15 15 25 39 22 108 24 1972–73 … … 29 23 19 27 2 14 13 21 37 21 100 22 1973–74 … … 31 24 20 28 2 13 15 23 38 21 106 23 1974–75 … … 45 * 27 * 3 * 22 * 57 * 154 * * Not available. (a) Total REP expenditure—£million. (b) Per capita expenditure—£.