§ Mr. George Grantasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many persons have made application under the job release scheme in Great Britain, the Northern Region and the Mid-Northumberland local employment area; and how many were from the unemployment registers.
§ Mr. GoldingThe number of applications approved on 19th July was as follows:
Applications approved(1) Number included in (1) from the unemployment register (2) Great Britain 17,381 11,005 Northern Region 2,124 1,358 Mid-Northumberland* 119 86 * Morpeth, Bedlington, Ashington, Blyth and Amble local offices.