§ Mr. Hefferasked the Secretary of State for employment what numbers are unemployed on Merseyside; what is the total of unemployment in Liverpool; and what steps he is taking to reduce the levels.
§ Mr. GoldingOn 8th April 1976, there were 75,390 persons unemployed in the Merseyside Special Development Area of whom 66,485 persons were unemployed in the Liverpool travel-to-work area.
Merseyside has special development area status and is benefiting from the 491W measures we have taken to mitigate the worst effects of the recession.