HC Deb 18 February 1960 vol 617 cc156-8W
Mr. W. Ross

asked the Minister of Labour if in respect of each unemploy-district listed for special help under the

NUMBERS OF PERSONS REGISTERED AS UNEMPLOYED AND THE PERCENTAGE RATE OF UNEMPLOYMENT IN EACH OF THE DEVELOPMENT DISTRICTS AT 11TH JANUARY, 1960
District Number Percentage
England:
Bishop Auckland, Crook, Shildon and Spennymoor 2,197 4.5
Blackpool 2,968 6.0
Bridlington and Filey 1,016 9.1
Cornwall (excluding Bude, Gunnislake, Launceston, St. Austell, Saltash and Truro) 4,988 8.4
Haltwhistle 81 2.5
Hartlepools 2,210 6.1
Ilfracombe 338 10.4
Margate and Ramsgate 2,368 8.2
Merseyside and Prescot 27,303 4.2
Scarborough 1,440 7.2
Sheerness 588 6.9
Skegness and Mablethorpe 846 7.4
South East Tyneside 5,959 8.5
Southwold 216 6.9
Sunderland, Seaham, Horden and Houghton-le-Spring 8,211 6.1
West Cumberland (excluding Millom and Wigton) 2,082 4.2
Whitby 489 10.9
Scotland:
Aberdeen, Inverurie and Stonehaven 4,348 4.4
Ardrossan, Dalry, Irvine, Kilbirnie, Kilwinning and Stevenston 2,580 7.7
Bathgate, Broxburn and the Calders 1,356 4.8
Dumbarton 1,574 6.1
Dundee and Broughty Ferry 3,357 3.8
Girvan 238 6.8
Glasgow (including Barrhead, Clydebank, Kirkintilloch and Rutherglen) 29,020 4.7
Greenock and Port Glasgow 3,542 8.0
Highlands and Islands 8,194 10.3
North Lanarkshire 9,879 6.9
Paisley, Johnstone and Renfrew 3,257 4.6
Peterhead, Fraserburgh, Banff and Buckie 2,667 10.9
Rothesay 368 13.3
Sanquhar 156 5.9
Shotts 380 5.1
Stranraer 490 7.9
Wales:
Ammanford, Garnant, Pontardawe and Ystalyfera 928 5.0
Anglesey 1,420 12.6
Bargoed, Blackwood, Pontlottyn and Ystrad Mynach 1,572 5.9
Caernarvon, Bangor, Blaenau Ffestiniog, Portmadoc and Pwllheli 2,250 8.0
Llanelly 1,657 4.0
Merthyr Tydfil 1,114 4.9
Milford Haven and Pembroke Dock 409 4.3
Rhondda, Pontyclun and Tonyrefail 2,313 5.7
Rhyl 775 6.6

Mr. W. Ross

asked the Minister of Labour if he will state the aggregate numbers of unemployed in the areas listed for special help under the Local Employment Bill in Scotland, and the average percentage rate for the areas.

Local Employment Bill, he will state the actual numbers of persons registered as unemployed and the percentage rate in each such district.

Mr. Heath

The following table gives the information desired:

Mr. Heath

71,406 at 11th January, 1960, representing 5.6 per cent. of the estimated total number of employees in the areas.

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