§ Mr. Hall-Davisasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many men are unemployed in each economic region; and what percentage of insured men this represents.
§ Mr. John FraserFollowing is the information for males at 8th January 1976:
Numbers of males unemployed* Percentage rates for males* South East 253,957 5.7 East Anglia 28,267 6.8 South West 83,896 8.9 West Midlands 108,806 7.7 East Midlands 60,507 6.6 Yorkshire and Humber-side 94,493 7.5 North West 162,826 9.7 North 77,720 9.6 Wales 66,340 10.2 Scotland 118,474 9.2 * Provisional.