§ Mr. Speedasked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will publish a list showing the percentage and actual numbers 260W of unemployed in the Ashford, Kent area in the months of July 1970 to July 1976, inclusive.
§ Mr. GoldingThe following table shows the information for each July from 1970 to 1976 for the Ashford employment office area:
Rate of unemployment Per cent. Number unemployed July 1970 … 2.1 502 July 1971 … 2.2 536 July 1972 … 2.0 478 July 1973 … 1.4 347 July 1974 … 1.5 390 July 1975 … 3.4 847 July 1976 … 5.5 1,383