§ Sir B. Rhys Williamsasked the Secretary of State for Employment what were the total numbers of people in Great Britain who had been wholly unemployed for more than six months and for more than 12 months in October, 1971; and what were the corresponding figures in 1970, 1969, 1968 and 1967.
§ Mr. Dudley Smith:Following is the information:
NUMBERS REGISTERED AS WHOLLY UNEMPLOYED IN GREAT BRITAIN
More than 26 weeks More than 52 weeks (included in previous column) October, 1971 238,024, 129,909 October, 1970 171,841, 101,669 October, 1969 157,174, 95,504 October, 1968 157,545, 88,353 October, 1967 143,902, 72,277