§ Mr. Freesonasked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will give the latest available figures for unemployment in the London borough of Brent; if he will break these down to show the numbers of (a) men, (b) women and (c) young people unemployed; and how these figures compare with the rest of London.
§ Mr. Alan ClarkThe following table gives the numbers of unemployed claimants in the area covered by the Kilburn, Wembley and Willesden jobcentres, which corresponds closely to the London borough of Brent, and for Greater London as a whole. Figures are given for September 1983 and for July 1983, the latest date for
392Wdistrict whose whereabouts were known to the careers service, 32 per cent. were in employment and 49 per cent. were on the youth training scheme. Separate figures for males and females are not readily available.