HC Deb 03 March 1978 vol 945 cc408-13W
Mr. Michael McGuire

asked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will list in the Official Report all the employment areas, regions, districts and travel-to-work areas presently designated special development areas or development areas which have a current rate of unemployment of 9 per cent. or less, giving in each case the current rate of unemployment and type of development status, the total number of unemployed and estimated total of insured population, and the local and national rate of unemployment at time of designation.

Mr. Golding,

pursuant to his reply [Official Report, 28th February 1978; Vol. 945, c. 171], gave the following answer:

The following table gives the information for employment office areas and travel-to-work areas which are wholly within special development areas (SDA) or development areas (DA) and had an unemployment rate of 9 per cent. or less in January 1978.

Employment Office or travel-to-work area Present Assisted Area Status At 12 January 1978 Estimated number of employees, employed and unemployed at June 1975 (June 1974 for Scottish areas) Date of achieving present status Unemployment rate at date of achieving present status
Unemployment rate Number unemployed Local Area Great Britain
Launceston DA 8.4 424 5,027 19.8.66 1.6 1.3
St Austell DA 8.3 1,685 20,345 19.8.66 1.7 1.3
St Helens SDA 8.3 4,970 59,751 14.8.74 4.6 2.8
Alnwick DA 8.5 672 7,914 19.8.66 2.2 1.3
Ashington SDA 7.7 1,404 18,258 10.8.72 7.3 3.7
Barnard Castle DA 6.4 295 4,640 19.8.66 3.4 1.3
Berwick-on-Tweed DA 8.7 701 8,019 19.8.66 2.5 1.3
Carlisle DA 6.4 3,189 50,048 19.8.66 2.1 1.3
Cramlington SDA 7.6 923 12,154 10.8.72 6.1 3.7
Durham SDA 6.5 2,496 38,420 10.8.72 5.0 3.7
Haltwhistle SDA 8.3 215 2,600 10.8.72 3.2 3.7
Hexham DA 5.5 541 9,862 19.8.66 1.3 1.3
Morpeth DA 6.4 640 10,017 19.8.66 1.6 1.3
Penrith DA 5.5 703 12,779 19.8.66 1.1 1.3
Bishop Auckland* DA 8.9 4,305 48,617 10.8.72 7.3 3.7
Darlington* SDA 6.3 3,808 60,571 19.8.66 1.9 1.3
Furness* DA 5.8 2,614 45,299 19.8.66 2.4 1.3
Workington* SDA 8.5 2,607 30,775 10.8.72 7.1 3.7
Kendal* DA 5.1 1,159 22,588 19.8.66 0.5 1.3
Whitehaven* SDA 8.5 2,125 25,140 10.8.72 8.4 3.7
Grimsby DA 7.6 5,635 74,540 14.4.77 6.5 5.7
Scarborough DA 8.8 2,219 25,187 14.4.77 7.7 5.7
Aberdare SDA 8.5 1,827 21,533 10.8.72 5.9 3.7
Aberdarystwyth DA 7.5 832 11,152 19.8.66 2.0 1.3
Bercon DA 6.0 422 6,987 19.8.66 1.1 1.3
Carmarthen DA 4.5 737 16,486 19.8.66 2.1 1.3
Denbigh DA 8.2 547 6,664 19.8.66 1.2 1.3
Haverfordwest DA 8.8 1,293 14,619 19.8.66 2.4 1.3
Lladeilo DA 8.8 274 3,121 19.8.66 2.7 1.3
Llandrindod Wells DA 8.5 597 7,021 19.8.66 2.7 1.3
Machynlleth DA 8.2 154 1,871 19.8.66 2.7 1.3
Newton DA 6.4 456 7,079 19.8.66 2.2 1.3

Employment Office or travel-to-work area Present Assisted Area Status At 12 January 1978 Estimated number of employees, employed and unemployed at June 1975 (June 1974 for Scottish areas) Date of achieving present status Unemployment rate at date of achieving present status
Unemployment rate Number unemployed Local Area Great Britain
Welshpool DA 6.9 435 6,289 19.8.66 1.3 1.3
Cardiff* DA 7.7 15,148 197,454 19.8.66 2.5 1.3
Llanelli* DA 6.2 1,894 30,722 19.8.66 3.5 1.3
Merthyr Tydfil* SDA 1.1 1,858 26,167 10.8.72 6.3 3.7
Neath* SDA 6.6 1,722 26,191 10.8.72 5.3 3.7
Pontypridd* SDA 8.7 5,696 65,575 10.8.72 6.8 3.7
Port Talbot* DA 7.8 6,199 79,885 19.8.66 2.7 1.3
Swansea* DA 7.3 7,212 98,663 19.8.66 2.3 1.3
Banff DA 8.3 573 6,911 19.8.66 5.9 1.3
Brechin DA 7.5 287 3,848 19.8.66 2.4 1.3
Castle Douglas DA 8.4 584 6,955 19.8.66 3.7 1.3
Cupar DA 5.3 479 9,050 19.8.66 1.6 1.3
Elgin DA 7.7 1,345 17,483 19.8.66 2.8 1.3
Forfar DA 5.5 484 8,861 19.8.66 1.5 1.3
Fraserburgh DA 6.2 495 8,021 19.8.66 3.4 1.3
Galashiels DA 3.8 518 13,697 19.8.66 0.7 1.3
Haddington DA 5.2 436 8,373 19.8.66 1.4 1.3
Huntly DA 6.6 206 3,123 19.8.66 3.5 1.3
Inverness DA 90 2,711 30,073 19.8.66 H 1.3
Kirkwal DA 7.4 386 5,243 19.8.66 3.4 1.3
Lerwick DA 3.8 226 5,917 19.8.66 7.3 1.3
Montrose DA 7.1 499 7,032 19.8.66 2.0 1.3
Peebles DA 41 191 4,625 19.8.66 0.8 1.3
Peterhead DA 7.7 692 8,965 19.8.66 5.4 1.3
St Andrews DA 70 452 6,427 19.8.66 0.9 1.3
Dumfries* DA 7.4 2,299 31,065 19.8.66 31 1.3
Edinburgh* DA 7.4 20,111 273,619 14.8.74 3.5 2.8
Falkirk* DA 7.6 5,059 66,170 19.8.66 2.8 1.3
Hawick* DA 4.9 771 15,748 19.8.66 0.9 1.3
Paisley* SDA 7.7 6,787 87,607 10.8.72 5.9 3.7
Perth* DA 6.6 2,391 36,044 19.8.66 1.8 1.3
Stirling* DA 8.6 3,943 46,099 19.8.66 1.7 1.3
* Travel-to-work areas.