§ Sir Hector Monroasked the Secretary of State for Industry if present policy to change assisted areas in August is implemented, which areas of England, Scotland and Wales having an unemployment percentage of 12.3 per cent. or higher at the May count will become non-assisted; what is the percentage unemployed in each of these areas; which areas that have 12.3 per cent. or lower unemployment will continue to be assisted areas; and what is the percentage unemployment in each of these cases.
§ Mr. MacGregorThe information is as follows:
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(i) Areas due to become non-assisted on 1 August 1982 with May 1982 unemployment rate of 12.3 per cent. or more
Country and Travel-to-Work-Area Unemployment Rate per cent. England Accrington 15.4 Alfreton 13.9 Ashton-under-Lyne 13.9 Blackburn 14.0 Bolton 15.9 Burnley 12.5 Bury 13.6 Castleford 12.6 Chester 12.4 Chesterfield 12.4 Dewsbury 13.8 Haltwhistle* 12.4 Huddersfield 12.7 Leigh 15.9 Manchester 13.0 Nelson 14.0 Northwich 14.7 Oldham and Chadderton 14.8 Ormskirk* (Skelmersdale New Town is to retain Special Development Area status) 22.0 Rochdale 16.8 Rossendale 16.0 Sheffield 12.6 Todmorden 13.3 Warrington 14.2 Scotland Buckie* 14.3 Dumfries* 12.3 Eyemouth* 14.8 Forres* 19.5 Fraserburgh* 12.9 Nairn* 15.0 Wales
Country and Travel-to-Work-Area Unemployment Rate per cent. Llandeilo* 13.5 Machynlleth* 13.4 NewTown* 13.3 Tywyn* 13.4 Note: *denotes TTWA subject to special review
(ii) Areas due to remain assisted areas after 1 August 1982 with May 1982 unemployment rate of 12.3 per cent. or below Country and Travel-to-Work-Area Unemployment Rate per cent. England Barnstaple 10.3 Bideford 12.0 Bodmin 10.2 Richmond 12.0 St. Austel 12.0 Truro 11.7 Whitehaven 12.3 Scotland Castle Douglas 12.3 Dunoon 12.2 Inverness 9.3 Lochgilphead 9.7 Oban 10.6 Thurso 11.5 Wales Denbigh 10.0 Llandudno 11.7 Llanrwst 11.9