§ Mr. Arthur Lewisasked the Secretary of State for Employment whether he will publish in HANSARD as detailed a list as may be readily available, showing either by calendar year or on a monthly basis the rise and/or fall from October, 1964, until the latest stated date in the retail price index, the cost of living, weekly rates of manual workers and salaried staffs, and the percentage rise; and what has been the cumulative increase to date in all wage and salary scales on a percentage basis taking October, 1964, as being 100.
§ Mr. BryanFollowing is the information:
Percentage changes Index of Retail Prices Index of Basic Weekly Wage Rates (Manual Workers) October, 1964 to October, 1965 +4.8 +4.7 October, 1965 to October, 1966 +3.8 +4.1 October, 1966 to October, 1967 +2.0 +5.1 October, 1967 to October, 1968 +5.6 +5.4 October, 1968 to October, 1969 +5.4 +5.3 October, 1969 to October, 1970 +7.4 +11.4 October, 1970 to December, 1970 +1.4 +4.5 October, 1964 to December, 1970 +34.4 +48.0 Corresponding information about changes in the salary scales of administrative,
NUMBERS OF MALES REGISTERED AS UNEMPLOYED AT 11TH JANUARY, 1971 IN THE AREA COVERED BY THE DURHAM EMPLOYMENT EXCHANGE Up to 24 years of age Aged 25 to 54 Aged 55 and over Total, males of all ages Total registered unemployed — — — 1,210 Temporarily stopped and casual workers — — — 47 Wholly unemployed except casual workers 237 453 473 1,163 Of whom, registered for more than 26 weeks 24 161 375 560 The rate of unemployment for males was 7.7 per cent.
§ Mr. Armstrongasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many men were registered as unemployed at the Crook Exchange in West Durham at the 210W technical and clerical workers is not available.