§ Mr. FatchettTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment, further to his reply to the hon. Member for Leeds, Central, 6 March,Official Report, column 412, whether he will now indicate the current level of total responses received on his wages councils consultative document; and if he is now in a position to break down the responses into those supporting and those opposing the abolition of wages councils.
§ Mr. NichollsThe current level of total responses is 394. The breakdown of the responses into those supporting and
Annual average unemployment 1983 to 1988 19831 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 Unemployed claimants Percentage in Greater London Unemployed claimants Percentage in Greater London Unemployed claimants Percentage in Greater London Unemployed claimants Percentage in Greater London Unemployed claimants Percentage in Greater London Unemployed claimants Percentage in Greater London London Docklands 5,109 1.4 5,465 1.4 5,775 1.4 5,762 1.4 5,236 1.4 4,274 1.5 Newham 15,673 4.3 16,254 4.5 17,007 4.2 17,468 4.4 15,746 4.3 12,825 4.4 Southwark 17,991 5.0 19,563 5.1 21,016 5.2 21,632 5.3 19,820 5.4 16,819 5.8 Tower Hamlets 15,451 4.3 15,457 4.0 16,132 4.0 16,257 4.0 15,346 4.2 12,955 4.4 1 Average of seven months June to December 1983, comparable figures for earlier months are not available on the same geographical basis.