asked the Secretary of State for Employment whether he is aware that, since June, 1970, the total number of registered unemployed in the London Borough of Newham has risen from 2,888 to 4,219 as at January, 1972, and that during this period the number of male unemployed rose from 2,690 in June to 4,010 in January, 1972; and what action he now proposes to take to restore the employment situation in Newham to that which was in being in June, 1970.

I am, of course, aware of the figures. I would expect Newham to benefit from the extensive measures we have taken to expand the economy.