§ Mr. Thorntonasked the Minister of Labour the percentage of persons in the United Kingdom insured against unemployment who come within the North-West Region; the total number of Hungarian refugees received in London to date; and what percentage of the Hungarian refugees who have been dispersed from London to various parts of the United Kingdom have been sent to the North-West Region.
§ Mr. Iain MacleodThe number of Hungarian refugees dispersed to different parts of the country has to be decided according to the availability of hostel accommodation, rather than on employment grounds. The percentage of persons in the United Kingdom insured against unemployment who come within the North Western Region is 13.6. The total number of Hungarian refugees received in the United Kingdom up to the 10th December, 1956, was 9,924. It is estimated that on the 10th December, 1956, 119W about 4,500 had been dispersed to various parts of the United Kingdom and of these 114 men and boys had gone to the North Western Region.