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New Towns

Volume 918: debated on Monday 1 November 1976

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asked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will publish in the Official Report the most current figures relating to unemployment in the new towns ringing London.

Following is the information at 14th October for the employment office areas which include the new towns:

Employment Office

area
Number

unemployed
Basildon3,433
Bracknell811
Crawley798
Harlow2,193
Hatfield600
Hemel Hempstead1,319
Bletchley (Milton Keynes)1,099
Northampton3,235
Peterborough2,786
Stevenage1,742
Welwyn Garden City854
These figures are provisional.

asked the Secretary of State for Employment what measures he has initiated to deal with the position of unemployment in the new towns, with special regard to Basildon.

The various special measures designed to ameliorate the worst effects of unemployment should help the new towns along with other parts of the country. Basildon is eligible to benefit from the following schemes which are administered either directly by my Department or by the Manpower Services Commission:

  • The Job Creation Programme
  • The Work Experience Programme
  • The Temporary Employment Subsidy Scheme
  • The Youth Employment Subsidy Scheme