§ Mr. Hodgsonasked the Secretary of State for Employment what was the total number of unemployed persons registered at the Walsall, Willenhall and Darlaston employment offices for the latest date for which figures are available and for February and October 1974.
§ Mr. Golding, pursuant to his reply [Official Report, 2 April 1979], gave the following answer:
Following is the available information:
February 1974 March 1979 Walsall 1,720 4,039 Willenhall 257 782 Darlaston 143 788 Because of industrial action by some staff in the Department of Employment group figures for October 1974 are not available.