HC Deb 13 March 1978 vol 946 cc68-9W
Mr. Arthur Lewis

asked the Secretary of State for Employment whether he will publish a table of figures giving as much information as possible on employment in the parliamentary constituency of Lambeth, Central, showing the numbers of unemployed now and for as many previous years as may be reasonably listed and the number of these who are young workers and their ethnic origin; and whether he will pay an official visit to the offices of his Department in the constituency to discuss these problems with the local officers.

Mr. Golding

The parliamentary constituency of Lambeth, Central corresponds most closely to the area covered

1976 1977 1978
16–17 18–24 16–17 18–24 16–17 18–24
East Africa 3 21 16 47 1 15
Other Africa 8 33 11 74 9 28
West Indies 180 592 280 579 203 506
India 21 14 42 3 13
Pakistan 1 3 6 17 2
Bangladesh 1 4 3
Other New Commonwealth 7 60 21 45 5

My right hon. Friend has at present no plans to visit the employment office at Brixton.