§ Mr. Frank R. Whiteasked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will list the employed population and the annual wakes weeks holidays for each of the towns within the metropolitan districts of the Greater Manchester county.
§ Mr. Jim LesterThe following table shows the total numbers of employees in employment at June 1976 in the various employment office areas which most402W closely correspond to the metropolitan county of Greater Manchester.
A list of dates of wakes weeks holidays is compiled by the Manchester chamber of commerce. As it is rather extensive I am sending a copy to the hon. Member and to the Library.
EMPLOYEES IN EMPLOYMENT: JUNE 1976 METROPOLITAN COUNTY OF GREATER MANCHESTER Employment Office and total of all industries and services Thousands Altrincham 39.1 Ashton-under-Lyne 32.1 Atherton 10.7 Bolton 81.1 Bury 30.6 Denton 9.7 Eccles 18.2 Failsworth 19.9 Farnworth 13.4 Golborne 4.7 Heywood 9.7 Hindley 7.6 Horwich 7.0 Hyde 27.8 Irlam 4.2 Leigh 25.3 Levenshulme 11.9 Littleborough 3.7 Manchester 218.7 Marple 1.8 Middleton 20.5 Mossley 2.8 Newton Heath 16.8 Oldham and Chadderton 58.9 Openshaw 30.5 Prestwich 5.1 Radcliffe 16.3 Ramsbottom 4.0 Rochdale 45.0 Royton 8.6 Salford 55.3 Shaw 6.4 Stalybridge 9.4 Stockport 86.5 Stretford 71.5 Swinton 18.4 Westhoughton 3.4 Wigan 51.7 Withington (Didsbury) 18.9 Worsley 13.8 Wythenshawe 25.6