§ 25. Commander Keransasked the President of the Board of Trade what are the prospects for increased employment in The Hartlepools between now and 1962.
§ Mr. MaudlingIn the area covered 133 the West Hartlepool-Hartlepool development district, there are ten al proved new buildings and extensions under construction or to be started. The firms concerned estimate that a total of 2,500 additional jobs will result from these schemes, of which approximately 2,000 should accrue by the end of 1962.
§ Commander KeransWhile thanking my right hon. Friend for that reply, may I ask whether he is aware that we still have 42 per cent. unemployed in that area and that we have a considerable acreage available for industrial development? Will he bear those facts in mind?
§ Mr. MaudlingThe latest number of unemployed in the district was 1,340, so that 2,000 additional jobs by the end of 1962 should be a considerable help.