§ Mr. Winnickasked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will give a detailed breakdown of the registered unemployment in all the towns which make up the Walsall travel-to-work area; and what has been the increase in unemployment in these towns since May 1979.
§ Mr. AlisonBetween May 1979 and May 1982 the numbers registered as unemployed in the Walsall travel to-work area increased by 20,215.
The following table gives details of the numbers unemployed at May 1982 in the employment office areas comprising the Walsall travel-to-work area.
Male Female Total Aldridge 532 222 754 Brownhills 1,944 649 2,593 Cannock 3,666 1,583 5,249 Lichfield 1,761 852 2,613 Rugeley 1,063 693 1,756 Walsall 9,109 3,217 12,326 Willenhall 2,422 931 3,353