§ Mr. Maxwell-Hyslopasked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will set out for each quarter in 1981 and the first quarter of 1982 (a) the lowest and (b) the average (i) male (ii) female and (iii) overall unemployment rates in travel-to-work areas (i) with intermediate area status and with development area status in England.
Intermediate areas Development areas (including special development areas) Percentage rate Percentage rate Male Female Total Male Female Total March 1981 12.8 7.7 10.7 17.3 10.6 14.7 June 1981 13.7 8.5 11.6 18.5 11.4 15.8 September 1981 15.0 9.8 12.9 20.0 12.9 17.2 December 1981 15.0 9.2 12.7 19.9 12.1 16.9 March 1982 15.2 9.3 12.8 20.1 12.0 16.9 The areas with intermediate area status and development area status in England which had the lowest total unemployment rates at the dates specified were as follows:
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Intermediate areas Percentage rate Male Female Total March 1981 Clitheroe employment office area 5.0 3.1 4.2 June 1981 Filey employment office area 5.2 1.4 3.6 September 1981 Driffield employment office area 5.1 4.8 5.0 December 1981 Clitheroe employment office area 5.9 4.1 5.1 March 1982 Clitheroe employment office area 6.0 4.3 5.2 Development areas (including special development areas) March 1981 Bodmin employment office area 12.2 5.9 9.5 June 1981 Bodmin employment office area 13.2 4.8 9.5 Truro employment office area 12.6 5.7 9.5 September 1981
§ Mr. Alison[pursuant to his reply, 29 April 1982, c. 325]: The following table gives the average unemployment rates for all intermediate areas and all development areas in England at the dates specified.
Intermediate areas Percentage rate Male Female Total Bodmin employment office area 12.1 6.2 9.5 December 1981 Bodmin employment office area 13.7 6.2 10.4 March 1982 Bodmin employment office area 14.0 6.5 10.7