§ Mr. Urwinasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many men aged between 60 and 65 years are currently employed in industry; what percentage of the male insured population they represent; and what are the figures for the Northern Region.
§ Mr. Dudley SmithAt June, 1970, the latest date for which information is available, out of all male employees (employed432W and unemployed) in Great Britain, 1,176,000 (8.2 per cent.) were 60 and under 65 years of age. The comparable figures for the Northern Region were 68,000 and 8.0 per cent.
§ Mr. Urwinasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many male industrial workers between the ages of 60 and 65 years are currently registered as unemployed; and what are the figures for the Northern Region.
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§ Mr. Dudley SmithAt July, 1971, the latest date for which a detailed age analysis is available, the numbers of registered wholly unemployed men aged 60 and under 65 years in Great Britain and in the Northern Region were 105,167 and 10,451, respectively. The analysis does not distinguish between industrial and non-industrial workers.