§ Mr. de Freitasasked the Minister of Labour what are the latest figures of unemployment and short-time working in Lincoln and Lincolnshire, respectively; and how these figures compare with a year ago.
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§ Mr. Iain MacleodThe table below gives the information desired:
NUMBERS OF UNEMPLOYED PERSONS ON THE REGISTERS OF EMPLOYMENT EXCHANGES AND YOUTH EMPLOYMENT OFFICES IN LINCOLN AND LINCOLNSHIRE RESPECTIVELY AT 16TH JUNE, 1958, AND 15TH JUNE, 1959 Date Lincoln Rest of Lincolnshire Wholly Unemployed Temporarily Stopped Wholly Unemployed Temporarily Stopped 16th June, 1958 719 1,931 3,225 63 15th June, 1959 585 1 3,754 192 The "temporarily stopped" are persons working whort-time or otherwise temporarily suspended who were not at work on the Monday to which the figures relate and who were registered at Employment Exchanges and Youth Employment Offices. Precise figures of the number working short-time are not available.