HC Deb 18 March 1977 vol 928 cc337-8W
Mr. Freud

asked the Secretary of State for Prices and Consumer Protection if, in the light of price increases of up to 600 per cent. in the rental of fishing rights by the Anglian Water Authority, he will refer these price increases to the Price Commission; and if he will make a statement.

Mr. Maclennan

No. Water authority charges are effectively governed by the Water Act 1973, and provided that, taken as a whole, they do not result in higher revenue in any accounting year than is required to comply with their statutory duty—as is the case with the Anglian

At date of designation of assisted area At 10th February 1977
Unemployment rate for assisted United area Kingdom
Date of designation per cent. per cent. Ratio of assisted area to United Kingdom rates Unemployment rate for assisted area per cent. Ratio of assisted area to United Kingdom rate of 6 per cent.
Development Areas and Special Development Areas
South Western DA 19th August 1966 2.9 1.5 1.9:1 11.4 1.9:1
Merseyside DA 19th August 1966 2.3 1.5 1.5:1
Merseyside SDA 14th August 1974 6.8 2.9 2.3:1 10.6 1.8:1
North Yorkshire DA 19th August 1966 1.9 1.5 1.3:1 6.6 1.1:1
Northern DA 19th August 1966 2.5 1.5 1.7:1 7.9 1.3:1
North-East SDA 10th August 1972 7.8 4.0 2.0:1 8.7 1.5:1
West Cumberland SDA 10th August 1972 7.1 4.0 1.8:1 8.2 1.4:1
Scottish DA 14th August 1974 4.1 2.9 1.4:1 8.3 1.4:1
West Central Scotland SDA 10th August 1972 8.2 4.0 2.1:1 9.6 1.6:1
Girvan SDA 10th August 1972 6.1 4.0 1.5:1 11.7 2.0:1
Leven and Methil SDA 10th August 1972 7.0 4.0 1.8:1 8.0 1.3:1
Glenrothes SDA 10th August 1972 7.0 4.0 1.8:1 8.0 1.3:1
Livingston SDA 10th August 1972 7.5 4.0 1.9:1 10.4 1.7:1
Welsh DA 14th August 1974 4.5 2.9 1.6:1 7.7 1.3:1
South Wales SDA 10th August 1972 6.9 4.0 1.7:1 8.1 1.4:1
North-West Wales SDA 14th August 1974 7.1 2.9 2.4:1 12.4 2.1:1
Intermediate Areas
South-Western 10th March 1971 4.3 3.4 1.3:1 8.3 1.4:1
Oswestry 10th March 1971 5.7 3.4 1.7:1 8.1 1.4:1
High Peak 22nd March 1972 5.6 4.2 1.3:1 3.3 0.6:1
North Lincolnshire 22nd March 1972 5.7 4.2 1.4:1 8.6 1.4:1
North Midlands 14th August 1974 3.4 2.9 1.2:1 4.8 0.8:1
Yorkshire and Humberside 22nd March 1972 4.7 4.2 1.1:1 5.5 0.9:1
North-West 22nd March 1972 4.4 4.2 1.0:1 5.8 1.0:1
North-Wales 22nd March 1972 4.5 4.2 1.1:1 10.1 1.7:1
South-East Wales 22nd March 1972 3.7 4.2 0.9:1 6.4 1.1:1

Mr. Sproat

asked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will list all the trades for which he has separate monthly unemployment figures.

Mr. Golding

The numbers of unemployed people registered at employment

Water Authority proposals—the Price Commission has no grounds to intervene.

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