§ Mrs. McKayasked the Minister of Labour what steps he is taking to encourage an increase of applicants for scholarships for Royal College of Nursing occupational health courses.
§ Mr. GunterI will review the arrangements, including publicity, in time for the next application date, namely, April of next year.
Numbers registered as unemployed at the Gateshead Tyneside Employment Exchange and associated Youth Employment Office Group Date per rent.* Men Boys Women Girls Total rate July, 1965 … … … … 763 62 120 32 977 2.1 July, 1964 … … … 1,002 104 132 20 1,258 2.8 July, 1963 … … … … 1,397 177 183 67 1,824 3.9 July, 1962 … … … … 1,148 77 183 32 1,440 3.1 Percentage changes between: 1962 and 1963 … … +22 +130 — +109 +27 1963 and 1964 … … -28 -41 -28 -70 -31 1964 and 1965 … … -24 -40 -9 +60 -22
Numbers registered as unemployed in the Northern Region Date Men Boys Women Girls Total per cent. July, 1965 … … … … 20,392 1,152 5,554 688 27,786 2.1 July, 1964 … … … … 26,258 1,761 7,376 1,111 36,506 2.8 July, 1963 … … … … 36,306 3,755 9,503 2,201 51,765 4.0 July, 1962 … … … … 30,218 2,277 7,900 1,206 41,601 3.2 Percentage changes between— 1962 and 1963 … … +20 +65 +20 +83 +24 1963 and 1964 … … -28 -53 -22 -50 -30 1964 and 1965 … … -22 -35 -25 -38 -24 *A separate percentage of unemployment cannot be quoted for the area of the Gateshead Employment Exchange and associated Youth Employment Office which form part of the Tyneside travel-to-work-group. There were on 7th July, 1,098 unfilled vacancies notified to the Gateshead Employment Exchange and associated Youth Employment Office and 16,928 to Employment Exchanges and Youth Employment Offices in the Northern Region.