HL Deb 12 February 1957 vol 201 cc659-61

2.35 p.m.

LORD LUCAS OF CHILWORTH

My Lords, I beg to ask the Question which stands in my name on the Order Paper.

[The Question was as follows:

To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will state the numbers of persons registered as (a) totally unemployed and (b) temporarily stopped: and the amounts paid in unemployment benefits for the months of November and December, 1956, and January. 1957, in the following areas:

Area Date Number of persons registered
Totally Unemployed Temporarily Stopped
Birmingham … 12th November, 1956 … … 6,221 566
10th December, 1956 … … 6,341 261
14th January, 1957 … … 8,705 857
Coventry … 12th November, 1956 … … 2,350 135
10th December, 1956 … … 2,022 206
14th January, 1957 … … 2,933 133
Luton (including Dunstable) … 12th November, 1956 … … 261 29
10th December, 1956 … … 281 123
14th January, 1957 … … 750 121
Oxford … 12th November, 1956 … … 236 —
10th December, 1956 … … 754 —
14th January, 1957 … … 827 10
Dagenham … 12th November, 1956 … … 482 5
10th December, 1956 … … 469 15,210
14th January, 1957 … … 684 16,324

Birmingham, Coventry, Luton, Oxford, and Dagenham.]

THE PARLIAMENTARY SECRETARY, MINISTRY OF DEFENCE (LORD MANCROFT)

My Lords, as the Answer to the noble Lord's Question of necessity contains a large number of figures, I will, with his permission and that of the House, circulate a table in the OFFICIAL REPORT.

LORD LUCAS OF CHILWORTH

My Lords, will the noble Lord accept my thanks for the trouble he has gone to in providing all the figures that I think, of necessity, he must give me to find a full answer? The method he suggests of conveying the information to your Lordships' House is quite acceptable to me.

EARL HOWE

My Lords, I should like to ask whether the figures contained in the table will include the number of people thrown out of work by unofficial strikes.

LORD MANCROFT

No, my Lords.

Following is the table:

Area Month Total Amount Paid in Unemployment Benefit
£
Birmingham … November, 1956 … … … 39,725
December, 1956 … … … 33,792
January, 1957 … … … 45,614
Coventry … November, 1956 … … … 23,840
December, 1956 … … … 19,322
January, 1957 … … … 27,081
Luton (including Dunstable) … November, 1956 … … … 6,307
December, 1956 … … … 14,221
January, 1957 … … … 20,488
Oxford … November, 1956 … … … 1,630
December, 1956 … … … 5,001
January, 1957 … … … 6,685
Dagenham … November, 1956 … … … 3,178
December, 1956 … … … 8,960
January, 1957 … … … 85,961

Note.—The figures in respect of workers temporarily stopped relate to persons working short-time or otherwise stood off who registered at Employment Exchanges and were not at work on the dates when the count was made.

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