§ Mr. Knoxasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many people were out of work in each of the employment areas in the Leek parliamentary constituency at the most recent count; and what were the comparable figures in the same month in 1974.
§ Mr. GoldingFollowing is the information:
NUMBERS REGISTERED AS UNEMPLOYED Employment Office area January 1974 January 1978 Leek 164 491 Biddulph 126 276 Cheadle 119 321 Kidsgrove 248 495
§ Mr. Knoxasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many job vacancies there were at the most recent count in the Leek parliamentary constituency; and what was the comparable figure four years ago.
§ Mr. GoldingFollowing is the information:
was not collected because of an energy crisis.
Leek 176 Biddulph 52 Cheadle 33 Kidsgrove 64