Mr. Owensasked the Minister of Labour how many persons are signing on at the employment exchanges at Ashington and Morpeth, giving the figures for men, women, boys, and girls, in March, 1961; and how this compares with the position in March, 1960.
§ Mr. Hare, pursuant to his reply [OFFICIAL REPORT, 14th March, 1961; Vol. 636, c. 112], supplied the following statement:
§ Mr. ProfumoAs I informed the House on 2nd February, I have called for a comprehensive study of this question, and I expect an interim report in the autumn. At present I have nothing to add to what I said on this subject during the debate on the Army Estimates on 7th March and to the suggestion I made then.