§ 12. Mr. Shinwellasked the Minister of Labour if he will state the total population in the Easington Parliamentary division at the census in 1951 and at the present date; and what is the number of insured workers in the area now and in 1951, respectively.
§ Mr. P. Thomas82,170 in 1951 and 85,156 in 1961. Figures of insured employees in the Parliamentary division are not available, but in the wider area consisting of the Haswell, Houghton-le-Spring, Horden, Seaham Harbour and Wingate employment exchange areas, there were 60,784 insured employees in 1951 and 59,940 in 1960.