§ Dr. Hampsonasked the Secretary of State for Employment what is the latest unemployment figure for each of the employment exchanges covering Ripon, Otley and Ilkley, together with the overall figures for the travel-to-work areas; and how the position in each of these areas compares with that two years earlier.
§ Mr. Peter MorrisonRipon employment office area is a travel-to-work area and Otley employment office area is part of the Leeds travel-to-work area. There are no separate statistics for Ilkley and its unemployment figures are included in those of the Otley employment office area in which it lies. The following is the available information at July 1979 and July 1981:
Number unemployed July 1979 July 1981* Ripon employment office area 254 577 Otley employment office area 519 943 Leeds travel-to-work area 18,716 36,975 * Provisional.