§ Mr. David Mitchellasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many able- 426W bodied persons were listed as unemployed at the Reading and District employment exchange during the months of May, June, July, August and September 1977, respectively.
§ Mr. GoldingThe following table gives the total numbers registered as unemployed in the Reading employment office area and the numbers of those who were known to be disabled:
Total unemployed Number of unemployed disabled people included in total May 1977 4,829 607 June 1977 5,199 604 July 1977 6,311 603 August 1977 6,079 596 September 1977 6,194 589