§ Miss Joan Lestorasked the Secretary of State for Employment what are the most recent numbers of 22W registered unemployed women in England by regions; what were the figures for the same date in 1979; and what are the respective increases in percentage terms.
§ Mr. AlisonThe following table gives the numbers of females registered as unemployed in each region in England at March 1979 and March 1982 and the percentage increases between the two dates.
March 1979 Number March 1982 Number Percentage increase South East 73,501 183,695 149.9 East Anglia 9,155 20,309 121.8 South West 29,309 54,212 85.0 West Midlands 35,484 94,294 165.7 East Midlands 20,077 46,842 133.3 Yorkshire and Humberside 33,951 74,816 120.4 North West 57,742 122,256 111.7 North 33,208 59,029 77.8