asked the Secretary of State for Employment what is the percentage level of unemployment in the Birmingham travel-to-work area; and if he will publish in the Official Report a breakdown of the various categories.

At January 1976 the rate of unemployment in the Birmingham travel-to-work area was 7·6 per cent. for males and females collectively. The separate rates for males and females were 9·7 per cent. and 4·2 per cent., respectively.

asked the Secretary of State for Employment how many people had been unemployed for more than three months at the latest date for which quarterly statistics are available.

At January 1976, 670,514 unemployed people in Great Britain had been registered for over 13 weeks.