§ Mr. W. Hamiltonasked the Minister of Labour if he will publish in the OFFICIAL REPORT the percentage and total, of unemployment in each of the development districts in April, 1960, and April, 1963, and the total amount of unemployment in all areas outside the districts on the same two dates.
§ Mr. WhitelawThe following is the information required:
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Development Districts under the Local Employment Act, 1960 Local Office or Group of Offices Number of persons on Registers at 8th April, 1963 Percentage rate of unemployment Northern Region Aspatria 118 7.3 Bishop Auckland, Crook, Shildon and Spennymoor 3,327 7.3 Blaydon 807 6.7 Blyth 892 6.9 Chester-le-Street 620 5.3 Guisborough, Loftus and Saltburn 872 8.3 Consett 764 3.9 Darlington 1,698 3.4 Hartlepools 3,883 10.2 Haswell 169 5.1 Horden 866 5.9 Houghton-le-Spring 856 5.6 Prudhoe 159 4.5 Seaham 629 4.0 Seaton Delaval 361 11.5 Stanley 888 4.6 Sunderland, Pallion and Southwick 7,320 8.3 Teeside: Middlesbrough, Billingham, Redcar, South Bank and Stockton and Thornaby 10,753 6.2 South East Tyneside: South Shields, East Boldon, Jarrow and Hebburn 6,080 8.5 Whitby 478 9.5 Wingate 559 6.1 Workington, Cocker-mouth and Maryport 1,726 6.4 Yorkshire and Lincolnshire Bridlington 544 6.1 South Western Region Bideford 517 6.2 Camelford 118 6.2 Falmouth 355 3.7
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Local Office or Group of Offices Number of persons on Registers at 8th April, 1963 Percentage rate of unemployment Gunnislake 84 15.2 Helston 263 6.0 Ilfracombe 289 8.3 Liskeard and Looe 302 5.8 Newquay and Perranporth 445 5.8 Penzance, St. Ives and St. Mary's 873 6.5 Redruth and Camborne 809 5.4 North Western Region Widnes 1,158 5.3 Merseyside (Liverpool and Birkenhead Groups)and Prescot 36,436 5.8 Wales Ammanford and Garnant 407 5.2 Anglesey 1,189 9.6 Blaenau Ffestiniog 125 2.9 Caernarvon, Bangor, Bethesda, and Penygroes 1,102 6.3 Llanelly, Burry Port, Gorseinon, Kidwelly, Pontardulais and Tumble 2,354 5.7 Merthyr Tydfil Group 1,124 4.6 Milford Haven 672 12.9 Pembroke Dock 342 7.6 Pwllheli and Portmadoc 403 4.7 Rhondda Group 2,211 7.8 Rhyl 777 5.6 Tonyrefail and Pontyclun 481 6.5 Ystalyfera and Pontardawe 459 4.9 Scotland Aberdeen, Inverurie and Stonehaven 3,735 3.8 Anstruther 211 8.7 Ardrossan, Irvine, Kilwinning and Stevenston 2,178 8.1 Bathgate, Broxburn, East and West Calders 1,962 6.9 Cumnock 1,273 8.7 Dumbarton, Alexandria and Helensburgh 2,096 8.4 Dundee and Broughty Ferry 3,560 3.8 Dunfermline, Burntisland, Cowdenbeath and Inverkeithing 3,065 6.3 Girvan 243 7.4 Glasgow Group including Barrhead, Clydebank, Kirkintilloch and Rutherglen 38,665 6.3 Greenock and Port Glasgow 4,096 9.2 Highlands and Islands 7,022 8.2 Kilbirnie and Dairy 775 10.4 Kilsyth 433 4.8 Kirkcaldy, Glenrothes, Leven and Methil 3,473 6.9
Local Office or Group of Offices Number of persons on Registers at 8th April, 1963 Percentage rate of unemployment Scotland (cont.) Lesmahagow 223 7.3 North Lanarkshire 12,567 8.2 Paisley, Johnstone and Renfrew 3,312 4.5 Peterhead, Fraserburgh, Banff and Buckie 2,142 8.6 Rothesay 229 7.9 Sanquhar 196 7.6 Shotts 663 10.0 Stranraer 501 8.2 Total all development districts 190,284 6.4 Areas other than development districts 414,353 2.2 72W
Local Office or Group of Offices Number of persons on Registers at 11th April, 1960 Percentage rate of unemployment Northern Region Aspatria 58 4.2 Bishop Auckland, Crook, Shildon and Spennymoor 1,854 3.9 Haltwhistle 53 1.7 Hartlepools 1,904 5.2 Horden 590 4.0 Houghton-le-Spring 766 4.8 Scarborough 1,073 5.4 Seaham 607 3.8 Sunderland, Pallion and Southwick 5,235 6.1 South East Tyneside: South Shields, East Boldon, Jarrow and Hebburn 3,820 5.7 Whitby 288 5.9 Whitehaven and Cleator Moor 736 3.4 Workington, Cocker-mouth and Maryport 984 3.7 East and West Ridings Bridlington 510 6.0 Filey 123 3.9 North Midland Region Skegness and Mablethorpe 611 4.7 Eastern and Southern Region Isle of Wight 1,321 4.3 Southwold 163 5.1 73W
Local Office or Group of Offices Number of persons on Registers at 11th April, 1960 Percentage rate of unemployment London and South Eastern Region Margate 749 5.2 Ramsgate 965 6.5 Sheerness 702 10.4 South Western Region Bodmin and Wadebridge 198 3.8 Camelford 126 7.2 Falmouth 478 5.0 Gunnislake 63 8.1 Helston 241 6.3 Ilfracombe 286 8.9 Liskeard and Looe 312 6.2 Newquay and Perranporth 323 4.5 Penzance, St. Ives and St. Mary's 831 6.6 Plymouth, Devonport, Saltash and Torpoint 3,077 3.6 Redruth and Camborne 654 4.3 North Western Region Blackpool 2,356 4.6 Merseyside (Liverpool and Birkenhead Groups) and Prescott 24,077 3.9 Wales Ammanford and Garnant 486 5.8 Anglesey 1,080 9.8 Bargoed Group 1,233 4.6 Blaenau Ffestiniog 112 2.8 Caernarvon, Bangor, Bethesda and Penygroes 1,187 7.0 Llanelly, Burry Port, Gorseinon, Kidwelly, Pontardulais and Tumble 1,181 2.8 Merthyr Tydfil Group 955 4.1 Milford Haven 151 1.9 Pembroke Dock 123 3.2 Pwllheli and Portmadoc 355 4.5 Rhondda Group 1,566 5.3 Rhyl 627 5.0 Tonyrefail and Pontyclun 318 4.3 Ystalyfera and Pontardawe 369 4.0 Scotland Aberdeen, Inverurie and Stonehaven 3,653 3.8 Anstruther 141 5.8 Ardrossan, Irvine, Kilwinning and Stevenston 1,633 6.3 Bathgate, Broxburn, East and West Calders 1,371 5.2 Dumbarton, Alexandria, Bowling and Helens-burgh 1,489 6.2 Dundee and Broughty Ferry 3,308 3.7 Dunfermline, Burntisland, Cowdenbeath and Inverkeithing 2,083 4.1
Local Office or Group of Offices Number of persons on Registers at 11th April, 1960 Percentage rate of unemployment Scotland (cont.) Girvan 297 8.8 Glasgow Group including Barrhead, Clydebank, Kirkintilloch and Rutherglen 25,947 4.3 Greenock and Port Glasgow 3,120 7.2 Highlands and Islands 6,598 8.1 Kilbirnie and Dalry 362 4.7 North Lanarkshire 8,376 5.6 Paisley, Johnstone and Renfrew 2,974 4.2 Peterhead, Fraserburgh, Banff and Buckie 2,749 11.1 Rothesay 225 7.9 Sanquhar 132 5.3 Shotts 362 5.2 Stranraer 489 8.1 Total all development districts 131,186 4.7 Areas other than development districts 260,017 1.4