§ Mr. Bostonasked the Minister of Labour how many people were unemployed in the Isle of Sheppey at the latest convenient date; what percentage of unemployed on the island this represents; and how this percentage compares with that for the South-East Region as a whole.
§ Mr. MarshTwo hundred and fifty-six on 10th May. The rate of unemployment was 3.1 per cent. compared with 0.8 per cent. in the London and South-Eastern Region.