§ Mr. Rhys Daviesasked 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. MorrisonI 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 Daviesasked 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. IsaacsThe 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