§ 90. Mr. Anthony Greenwoodasked the Minister of Labour how many cotton mills in Rawtenstall, Haslingden, Bacup and Ramsbottom, respectively, were closed wholly or partially in the latest 37W week for which figures are available; and how many cotton workers registered as wholly or partially unemployed in the same period.
§ Sir W. MoncktonThe table gives the information desired:
Number of mills wholly or partially closed during week commencing 11th February, 1952 Number of cotton workers registered as unemployed on 11th February, 1952 Wholly Unemployed Temporarily Stopped Rawtenstall 3 22 35 Haslingden 3 3 56 Bacup 2 14 15 Ramsbottom 6 1 31
§ 93. Mr. Blackburnasked the Minister of Labour how many cotton mills were closed in Stalybridge, Hyde and Dukinfield, respectively, during the week ending 1st March; and how many cotton workers were registered as unemployed during the same week.
§ Sir W. MoncktonI understand that during the week ending 1st March, no cotton mills were closed in Stalybridge and Hyde; two were closed in Dukinfield. The numbers of persons last
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NUMBERS OF PERSONS REGISTERED AS UNEMPLOYED AT DURHAM, SPENNYMOOR AND HOUGHTON-LE-SPRING EMPLOYMENT EXCHANGES AT THE UNDERMENTIONED DATES Date Durham Employment Exchange and Youth Employment Office Spennymoor Employment Exchange and Youth Employment Office Houghton-le-Spring Employment Exchange and Youth Employment Office Males Females Total Males Females Total Males Females Total 16th July, 1951 285 49 334 164 22 186 312 139 451 13th August, 1951 232 72 304 159 48 207 361 169 530 17th September, 1951 278 94 372 180 48 228 361 176 537 15th October, 1951 315 175 490 167 58 225 369 192 561 12th November, 1951 274 181 455 199 55 254 392 196 588 10th December, 1951 294 423 717 212 63 275 406 215 621 14th January, 1952 373 513 886 222 102 324 435 307 742 11th February, 1952 389 588 977 235 64 299 432 352 784 employed in the cotton industry registered as unemployed at 11th February, the latest date for which figures are available, were 568 at Stalybridge and 192 at Hyde. There is no employment exchange at Dukinfield.