§ Mr. Thomas Coxasked 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 MorrisonPrecise 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.