§ 47. Mr. Warbeyasked the Minister of Labour how many hosiery and knitwear workers were registered as unemployed 31W at the Sutton-in-Ashfield Employment Exchange and at all employment exchanges in the Midland region, respectively, on the latest date for which figures are available; and what were the corresponding figures one year earlier.
§ Mr. Whitelaw174 and 2,136 on 8th April, 1963; 72 and 826 on 9th April, 1962.
§ Mr. Warbeyasked the Minister of Labour the number of vacancies for all workers and for workers in the hosiery and knitwear industry at the latest date for which figures are available.
§ Mr. WhitelawOn 3rd April, 1963, there were 190,171 vacancies outstanding in all industries. Of these 1,449 were in the hosiery and other knitted goods industry.