§ 52. Mr. Dodds-Parkerasked the Minister of Labour how many disabled persons are now on the unemployment register in Cheltenham; and by how much this has increased since 5th September 1966.
6WMexborough and Wombwell employment exchanges, respectively.
§ Mr. FernyhoughMy local officers are doing all they can to help those unemployed to find other work and to offer training facilities to suitable applicants.
§ 65. Mr. Eadieasked the Minister of Labour what was the total number unemployed, listing male and female, in all exchanges in the county of Midlothian during the months of June, July, August, September, October and to the nearest date in November.
§ Mr. FernyhoughA table showing the figures requested for June to October, 1967 is given below. Later figures are not yet available.
§ Mr. FernyhoughOn the 9th October 1967 there were 106 registered disabled persons registered as unemployed in the Cheltenham Employment Exchange area compared with 95 on 12th September 1966.
§ Mr. Eadieasked the Minister of Labour how many persons on the Disabled Persons Register are unemployed in the constituency of Midlothian; and what were the comparable figures for 1966.
§ Mr. FernyhoughOn 9th October 1967 there were 534 registered disabled persons registered as unemployed at Employment Exchanges in the area of the Midlothian constituency. On 10th October 1966 the comparable figure was 521.