§ 53. Mr. Randallasked the Minister of Labour the numbers of persons registered as unemployed, both male and female, together with the percentage rates of unemployment, both male and female, in the Gateshead and district area for the latest convenient date, together with figures for each twelve months preceding; and if he will give separate figures for Gateshead.
§ The Minister of Labour (Mr. Edward Heath)As the reply consists of a table of figures I will, with permission, circulate it in the OFFICIAL REPORT.
§ Mr. RandallMay I ask the Minister of Labour if the figures show that there has been heavy and persistent unemployment? If they do, what is he doing in the matter? Also, will he draw to the attention of his right hon. Friend the President of the Board of Trade the fact that there is a very good reason why this
| NUMBER OF PERSONS REGISTERED AS UNEMPLOYED AT EMPLOYMENT EXCHANGES AND YOUTH EMPLOYMENT OFFICES IN THE GATESHEAD ARE AND THE PERCENTAGE RATES WHICH THESE REPRESENT OF THE ESTIMATED TOTAL NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES IN THE AREA | ||||||||||
| — | 9th February, 1959 | 15th February, 1960 | ||||||||
| Males | Females | Total | Males | Females | Total | |||||
| Blaydon | … | … | … | 501 | 66 | 567 | 455 | 84 | 539 | |
| Felling | … | … | … | … | 375 | 71 | 446 | 372 | 61 | 433 |
| Gateshead | … | … | … | 1,518 | 460 | 1,978 | 1,676 | 336 | 2,012 | |
| Prudhoe | … | … | … | 81 | 19 | 100 | 90 | 28 | 118 | |
| Total for Gateshead area | … | 2,475 | 616 | 3,091 | 2,593 | 509 | 3,102 | |||
| Percentage Rates | … | … | 4.6 | 2.7 | 4.0 | 4.8 | 2.2 | 4.1 |