HC Deb 17 July 1981 vol 8 c488W
Mr. Thomas Cox

asked the Secretary of State for Employment how many (a) men and (b) women were registered as unemployed on 1 July in the boroughs of Wandsworth, Lambeth, Merton, Fulham and Hammersmith.

Mr. Peter Morrison

Precise figures for London boroughs are not available. The latest unemployment statistics are for 11 June and these are given in the following table for the employment office areas which correspond most closely to the London boroughs of Wandsworth, Lambeth and Merton.

Male Female
Wandsworth (Clapham Junction and Tooting employment office areas) 8,213 2,878
Lambeth (Brixton, Streatham, Stockwell and West Norwood employment office areas) 10,449 3,611
Merton (Mitcham and Wimbledon employment office areas) 3,320 1,202

It is not possible to provide figures approximating satisfactorily to the borough of Fulham and Hammersmith.