HC Deb 24 November 1950 vol 481 c91W
Mr. Rhys Davies

asked the Lord President of the Council if he will give an estimate of the number of persons who would be employed on Sundays in the amusement section of the Festival of Britain.

Mr. H. Morrison

I would refer my hon. Friend to the reply I gave the hon. and gallant Member for Croydon West (Lieut.-Commander Thompson) on Thursday, 23rd November.

NUMBERS OF PERSONS REGISTERED AS UNEMPLOYED AT THE HIGH WYCOMBE EMPLOYMENT EXCHANGE AT 13TH NOVEMBER, 1950, AND THE NUMBERS OF VACANCIES FILLED BY THE EMPLOYMENT EXCHANGE DURING THE PERIOD 28TH SEPTEMBER, 1950 TO 25TH OCTOBER, 1950
Industry Numbers unemployed at 13th November, 1950 Vacancies filled 28th September, 1950, to 25th October, 1950
Males Females Males Females
Engineering, etc. 7 4 19 7
Furniture and Upholstery 12 5 36 8
Paper, etc., Manufacture 3 2 10 2
Distributive Trades 7 5 7 9
All other Industries and Services 61 37 94 81
Total, All Industries and Services 90 53 166 107

Mr. Rhys Davies

asked the Minister of Labour if he will give the numbers unemployed at the most recent date within each of the areas covered by the urban councils of Aspull, Blackrod, Hindley, Horwich. Standish and Westhoughton.

Mr. Isaacs

The following table gives the figures for employment exchanges in the specified areas.

NUMBERS OF UNEMPLOYED PERSONS ON THE REGISTERS OF THE UNDERMENTIONED EMPLOYMENT EXCHANGES AT 13TH NOVEMBER, 1950
Employment Exchange Number Unemployed
Aspull 65
Hindley (including Youth Employment Office) 131
Horwich (including Blackrod) 25
Standish 53
Westhoughton 36