§ Mr. Gwynfor Evansasked the Secretary of State for Employment and Productivity what has been the average percentage of unemployment during the last 10 years, taking the period as a whole, in each of the English regions and in Wales and Scotland, respectively.
§ Mr. FernyhoughFollowing is the information:
Average percentage rate of unemployment during the period 1959 to 1968 Per cent. South East and East Anglia 1.3 South Western 1.9 West Midlands 1.5 East Midlands and Yorkshire and Humberside 1.5 North Western 2.2 Northern 3.5 Wales 3.2 Scotland 3.7 Because of boundary changes, percentage rates can be calculated throughout the period only for South East and East Anglia combined, and for East Midlands and Yorkshire and Humberside combined.