§ 65. Mr. Kenneth Lewisasked the Secretary of State for Employment and Productivity what further consultations she 331W has had with the Confederation of British Industry and the Trades Union Congress on her proposed legislation on health and safety in industry.
§ Mr. Harold WalkerI would refer the hon. Member to the reply given to an earlier Question today by my hon. Friend the Member for Bristol, North-West (Mr. Ellis).
TOTAL NUMBERS REGISTERED AS UNEMPLOYED IN THE AREA COVERED BY THE THORNE EMPLOYMENT EXCHANGE Percentage rate* Males Females Total Temporarily stopped included in total Thorne Doncaster and Thorne 12th October, 1964 … 227 133 360 16 4.2 1.9 11th October, 1965 … 199 120 319 24 3.8 1.7 10th October, 1966 … 345 136 481 — 5.6 2.6 9th October, 1967 … 504 231 735 23 8.1 3.3 14th October, 1968 … 794 150 944 1 — 4.4 13th October, 1969 … 882 193 1,075 24 — 4.9 * In July, 1968, Doncaster and Thorne were combined to form a travel-to-work area. Since that date, percentage rates of unemployment can be given for the travel-to-work area as a whole but not separately for its constituent parts.