§ Mr. Owenasked the Minister of Labour if he will state the unemployment figures in the Ashington and Morpeth centres at the latest available date, and the corresponding figures on the same date in each year from 1951 to 1963.
§ Mr. WhitelawThe following is the information:
Number registered as unemployed at Ashington and Morpeth Employment Exchanges Ashington Morpeth 16th April, 1951 311 120 21st April, 1952 389 126 13th April, 1953 324 146 12th April, 1954 253 129 18th April, 1955 168 102 16th April, 1956 131 75 15th April, 1957 130 65 14th April, 1958 190 126 13th April, 1959 272 131 11th April, 1960 418 165 10th April, 1961 305 169 9th April, 1962 355 188 8th April, 1963 561 308 13th April, 1964 595 248