HC Deb 04 December 1979 vol 975 c106W
21. Mr. Kilroy-Silk

asked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will list the number of unemployed adults in Kirkby, Ormskirk, Merseyside, and the North-West respectively.

Mr. Jim Lester

At 11 October, the latest date for which an age analysis of the unemployed is available, the numbers of people aged 18 and over registered as unemployed in the areas specified were as follows:

Kirkby employment office area 4,800
Ormskirk employment office area 750
Merseyside special development area 77,000
North-West region 180,200