§ 26. Mr. W. Hamiltonasked the Minister of Labour what was the percentage rate of unemployment, and the total numbers wholly unemployed, in each of the development districts, in April, 1960, 1961, 1962, and January, 1963.
§ Mr. HareAs the reply consists of a Table of figures, I will, with permission, circulate it in the OFFICIAL REPORT.
§ Mr. HamiltonMeanwhile, can the right hon. Gentleman tell us whether any
| PERCENTAGE RATE OF UNEMPLOYMENT AND TOTAL WHOLLY UNEMPLOYED IN EACH DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT IN GREAT BRITAIN | ||||||||
| 11th April, 1960 | 10th April, 1961 | 9th April, 1962 | 14th January, 1963 | |||||
| Development District | Percentage rate | Wholly Unemployed | Percentage rate | Wholly Unemployed | Percentage rate | Wholly Unemployed | Percentage rate | Wholly Unemployed |
| South Western: | ||||||||
| Camborne and Redruth | 4.3 | 653 | 4.0 | 557 | 5.7 | 793 | 6.9 | 973 |
| Camelford | 7.2 | 126 | 4.7 | 81 | 5.4 | 102 | 12.2 | 156 |
| Falmouth | 5.0 | 476 | 3.1 | 293 | 5.9 | 584 | 13.0 | 1,283 |
| Gunnislake | 8.1 | 63 | 8.7 | 68 | 11.3 | 78 | 17.9 | 115 |
| Helston | 6.3 | 237 | 4.8 | 175 | 6.0 | 225 | 7.9 | 294 |
| Ilfracombe | 9.4 | 277 | 7.8 | 248 | 8.1 | 244 | 11.8 | 348 |
| Liskeard and Looe | 6.2 | 311 | 5.6 | 280 | 6.3 | 297 | 7.9 | 365 |
| Newquay and Perranporth | 4.5 | 323 | 3.7 | 264 | 5.5 | 399 | 8.3 | 596 |
| Penzance, St. Ives and St. Mary's | 6.6 | 817 | 5.6 | 680 | 7.3 | 891 | 9.0 | 1,100 |
| Yorkshire and Lincolnshire: | ||||||||
| Bridlington | 6.0 | 463 | 4.6 | 323 | 6.6 | 444 | 8.1 | 550 |
| North Western: | ||||||||
| Mersey side and Prescot | 3.9 | 23,927 | 3.7 | 22,416 | 4.4 | 26,678 | 6.8 | 36,790 |
| Northern: | ||||||||
| *Aspatria, Cockermouth, Maryport and Workington | 3.7 | 1,035 | 2.7 | 752 | 4.5 | 870 | 8.5 | 1,580 |
| Bishop Auckland, Crook, Shildon and Spennymoor | 3.9 | 1,818 | 3.1 | 1,457 | 4.7 | 2,111 | 9.2 | 3,491 |
| Blaydon | 3.8 | 439.1 | 2.5 | 285 | 3.8 | 438 | 9.7 | 842 |
| Blyth | 3.3 | 420 | 2.5 | 325 | 2.8 | 371 | 7.3 | 876 |
| Chester-le-Street | 3.6 | 413 | 2.8 | 327 | 3.7 | 421 | 8.5 | 771 |
| Consett | 1.4 | 284 | 1.6 | 320 | 2.2 | 438 | 6.8 | 872 |
| Darlington | 1.6 | 730 | 1.8 | 695 | 2.3 | 1,033 | 4.0 | 1,614 |
| Guisborough | 3.1 | 62 | 2.8 | 58 | 8.4 | 109 | 11.8 | 230 |
| Hartlepools | 5.2 | 1,874 | 3.4 | 1,246 | 6.3 | 2,096 | 12.0 | 3,916 |
| Haswell and Horden | 4.3 | 780 | 4.0 | 728 | 3.7 | 639 | 7.6 | 1,029 |
| Loftus | 2.3 | 89 | 1.5 | 61 | 4.0 | 136 | 8.7 | 224 |
| Prudhoe | 2.1 | 85 | 2.7 | 112 | 4.0 | 130 | 9.0 | 205 |
| Saltburn | 4.2 | 160 | 2.8 | 108 | 14.5 | 277 | 18.8 | 451 |
| Seaton Delaval | 2.3 | 111 | 4.4 | 217 | 7.3 | 234 | 12.8 | 389 |
| South East Tyneside | 5.4 | 3,796 | 4.9 | 3,240 | 5.5 | 3,623 | 9.3 | 5,249 |
| Stanley | 2.8 | 548 | 2.5 | 499 | 3.3 | 642 | 5.8 | 935 |
| Sunderland, Seaham and Houghton-le-Spring | 5.5 | 6,498 | 4.4 | 5,192 | 4.5 | 5,224 | 9.0 | 8,927 |
| Whitby | 5.9 | 246 | 4.2 | 192 | 5.8 | 207 | 15.3 | 539 |
| Wingate | 3.3 | 307 | 3.3 | 307 | 3.8 | 346 | 7.8 | 570 |
§ of these development districts have a rate of unemployment and a total number of unemployed greater than when they were originally scheduled? Further, can he say what the Government intend to do, or, indeed, can do, for those areas outside the provisions of the Local Employment Act?
§ Mr. HareAgain, this is a matter which we shall be debating this afternoon. This is a very long list of figures, as the hon. Gentleman will see, but the increase is lower in the development districts compared with Great Britain as a whole. To that degree there is some comfort.
| 11th April, 1960 | 10th April, 1961 | 9th April, 1962 | 14th January, 1963 | |||||
| Development District | Percentage rate | Wholly Unemployed | Percentage rate | Wholly Unemployed | Percentage rate | Wholly Unemployed | Percentage rate | Wholly Unemployed |
| Scotland: | ||||||||
| Aberdeen, Inverurie and Stone haven | 3.6 | 3,624 | 3.1 | 2,968 | 3.3 | 3,097 | 5.0 | 4,760 |
| Anstmther | 5.7 | 132 | 6.0 | 126 | 6.5 | 129 | 10.1 | 180 |
| Ardrossan, Dairy, Irvine, Kilbirnie, Kilwinning and Stevenston | 5.9 | 1,892 | 5.0 | 1,681 | 7.1 | 1,949 | 9.1 | 2,525 |
| Bathgate, Broxburn and the Calders | 5.0 | 1,368 | 3.3 | 868 | 4.1 | 1,099 | 9.8 | 2,147 |
| Cumnock | 3.2 | 458 | 2.5 | 358 | 2.8 | 387 | 12.2 | 1,655 |
| Dumbarton | 5.8 | 1,348 | 5.5 | 1,325 | 5.2 | 1,254 | 9.0 | 2,151 |
| Dundee and Broughty Ferry | 3.8 | 3,308 | 4.0 | 3,553 | 3.6 | 3,151 | 4.6 | 3,719 |
| Dunfermline, Burntisland, Cowdenbeath and Inverkeithing | 4.1 | 2,064 | 3.3 | 1,588 | 3.6 | 1,767 | 6.7 | 3,017 |
| Girvan | 8.0 | 173 | 5.7 | 113 | 6.8 | 136 | 10.0 | 273 |
| Glasgow (including Barrhead, Clydebank, Kirkintilloch and Rutherglen) | 4.3 | 25,556 | 3.4 | 20,024 | 3.8 | 22,081 | 6.1 | 34,442 |
| Greenock and Port Glasgow | 7.1 | 3,111 | 7.1 | 3,065 | 7.0 | 2,938 | 9.7 | 3,989 |
| Highlands and Islands | 8.1 | 6,029 | 6.9 | 5,190 | 7.2 | 5,517 | 11.3 | 7,703 |
| Kilsyth | 2.4 | 146 | 0.9 | 64 | 1.9 | 142 | 4.7 | 242 |
| Kirkcaldy, Leslie, Leven and Methil | 3.9 | 1,904 | 4.4 | 1,800 | 5.3 | 2,500 | 8.4 | 3,679 |
| Lesmahagow | 4.4 | 153 | 3.4 | 117 | 4.5 | 140 | 11.5 | 280 |
| North Lanarkshire | 5.6 | 7,929 | 4.2 | 5,873 | 6.2 | 8,026 | 9.7 | 12,334 |
| *Paisley, Johnstone and Renfrew | 4.2 | 2,972 | 3.6 | 2,512 | 3.0 | 2,096 | 4.7 | 3,153 |
| Peterhead, Fraserburgh, Banff and Buckie | 11.3 | 2,021 | 7.9 | 1,552 | 10.4 | 1,512 | 11.2 | 1,657 |
| Rothesay | 7.9 | 224 | 7.2 | 196 | 6.3 | 181 | 11.3 | 321 |
| Sanquhar | 5.2 | 132 | 5.3 | 134 | 6.1 | 146 | 9.8 | 219 |
| Shotts | 5.1 | 336 | 4.4 | 298 | 5.3 | 339 | 10.9 | 650 |
| Stranraer | 7.8 | 468 | 7.7 | 432 | 8.4 | 469 | 9.7 | 563 |
| Wales: | ||||||||
| Ammanford, Garnant, Pontar-dawe* and Ystalyfera* | 4.8 | 855 | 4.2 | 727 | 4.1 | 670 | 6.5 | 1,007 |
| Anglesey | 9.0 | 1,080 | 7.7 | 844 | 8.4 | 974 | 12.5 | 1,315 |
| Caernarvon, Bangor, Blaenau Ffestiniog, Portmadoc and Pwllheli | 6.0 | 1,654 | 5.2 | 1,488 | 5.1 | 1,477 | 10.7 | 2,084 |
| Llanelly, Burry Port, Gorseinon, Kidwelly, Pontardulais and Tumble | 2.9 | 1,092 | 5.4 | 958 | 6.8 | 1,955 | 7.3 | 2,478 |
| *Merthyr Tydfil | 4.2 | 955 | 3.2 | 739 | 3.2 | 758 | 7.2 | 1,218 |
| Milford Haven and Pembroke Dock* | 2.7 | 274 | 8.4 | 985 | 11.5 | 1,069 | 17.2 | 1,309 |
| Rhondda, Pontyclun* and Tonyrefail* | 5.0 | 1,882 | 4.1 | 1,486 | 4.4 | 1,525 | 9.7 | 2,825 |
| *Rhyl | 5.4 | 627 | 4.2 | 509 | 4.8 | 633 | 8.2 | 926 |
| Total, All Development Districts | 4.5 | 121,135 | 3.9 | 03,079 | 4.6 | 118,197 | 7.5 | 178,101 |
| * Districts on the "Stop List". |