§ Mr. Georgeasked the Secretary of State for Employment what percentage of the economically active population is employed in automotive related industries in (a) Walsall, and (b) each of the 14 districts and London boroughs designated other than programme and partnership authorities, under the Inner Urban Areas Bill.
§ Mr. GoldingThe nearest available information is given in the table below. The percentage figures relate to employees in employment in the areas of the employment offices wholly or mainly in Walsall district and the designated local authority districts and London boroughs. 171W As my Department's statistics are analysed according to the minimum list headings and orders of the Standard Industrial Classification, the percentage figures relate to the manufacture of vehicles (Order XI of the Standard Industrial Classification (1968)) and therefore do not include employees classified to minimum list headings not confined to automotive activities.
PERCENTAGE OF EMPLOYEES IN EMPLOYMENT ENGAGED IN THE MANUFACTURE OF VEHICLES (ORDER XI OF THE STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION (1968)) AT JUNE 1976 Local Authority District/London Borough Employment Offices wholly or mainly in the District/London Borough Per cent. Walsall … Walsall 6.3 Brownhills Darlaston Willenhall Barnsley … Barnsley 0.3 Goldthorpe Hoyland Royston (Yorks.) Wombwell Blackburn … Blackburn 0.6 Darwen Doncaster … Doncaster 5.9 Mexborough South Elmsall Thorne Hartlepool … Hartlepool 0.2 Rochdale … Rochdale 0.4 Heywood Littleborough Middleton Rotherham … Rotherham 0.1 Dinnington Maltby St. Helens … St. Helens 0.5 Sandwell … Cradley Heath 3.7 Oldbury Smethwick Tipton Wednesbury West Bromwich Sefton … Bootle 0.4 Crosby Southport Wigan … Wigan 1.8 Ashton-in-Makerfield Atherton Golborne Hindley Leigh Standish Brent … Wembley 2.4 Willesden Ealing … Acton 4.1 Ealing Southall Haringey … Tottenham 0.1 Wood Green Wandsworth … Clapham Junction 0.3 Tooting