§ Mr. Geoffrey Finsbergasked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will publish figures showing the numbers of people under the age of 18 years currently registered as unemployed in the Hackney and Shoreditch, the Holloway and King's Cross, and the Camden Town employment office areas, respectively; and what were the numbers at the same time in 1977, 1974 and 1973.
§ Mr. GoldingThe information is given in the following table. Because of industrial action by some staff in the Department of Employment Group, figures for January 1974 are not available.
Numbers of people under 18 years of age registered as unemployed Employment Office Area January 1973 January 1977 January 1978 Hackney 97 326 326 Shoreditch 55 96 138 Holloway 100 202 300 King's Cross 8 76 53 Camden Town 42 150 149