§ Mr. Parryasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many construction workers are unemployed in the special development areas in England and Wales at the latest date; and if he will give a percentage in each area.
§ Mr. Jim LesterThe following table gives for 8 May, the latest date for which an industrial analysis of the unemployed is available, the numbers of people registered as unemployed in the areas specified who last worked in the construction industry and expresses the numbers as percentages of the total unemployed in these areas.
have a handicap measurable in financial terms.
§ Mr. Jim LesterI shall reply to the hon. Member as soon as possible.