§ Mr. Michael McGuireasked the Secretary of State for Employment what is the present rate of unemployment in Skelmersdale, for males and females.
§ Mr. GoldingAt 8 February, the provisional unemployment rates in the Ormskirk travel-to-work area, which comprises the Ormskirk and Skelmersdale employment office areas, were 12.1 per cent. for males and 9.9 per cent. for females. Unemployment rates are calculated only for the whole of a travel-to-work area and not separately for its constituent parts.