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Mr. Sillars
asked the Secretary of State for Employment what is the unemployment rate in Strathclyde relative to that of the regions in England.
Mr. Golding
Following is the information available:
| Percentage rate of unemployment at October 1976 | |
| Strathclyde | 8·5 |
| South-East Region | 4·3 |
| East Anglia Region | 4·9 |
| South-West Region | 6·6 |
| West Midlands Region | 5·7 |
| East Midlands Region | 4·7 |
| Yorkshire & Humberside Region | 5·5 |
| North-West Region | 7·0 |
| North Region | 7·8 |