§ Mr. Knoxasked the Secretary of State for Employment what was the average number of people unemployed in the Leek parliamentary constituency in each of the past 10 years.
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§ Mr. Golding:The following table shows the numbers unemployed in the area covered by the Biddulph, Cheadle, Kidsgrove and Leek employment offices at June and December in the last 10 years. The numbers unemployed in local areas are not available on an annual average basis.
June December 1967 … … … 553 630 1968 … … … 566 585 1969 … … … 702 823 1970 … … … 750 1,016 1971 … … … 1,148 1,356 1972 … … … 1,265 1,089 1973 … … … 708 547 1974 … … … 593 … 1975 … … … 1,192 1,600 1976 … … … 1,572 … 1977 … … … 1,529 — Because of industrial action by some staff in the Department of Employment Group information for December 1974 and December 1976 is not available.
§ Sir Frederic Bennettasked the Secretary of State for Employment what proportion of those drawing unemployment benefit in Torbay on 9th June 1977 and comparable dates in 1976 and 1975 were and were not habitually resident, respectively, in the area.
§ Mr. Golding:I regret the information is not available. Statistics of unemployment benefit claimants do not distinguish between those who are habitually resident in the area and those who are not.