HC Deb 12 November 1957 vol 577 c37W
Sir L. Plummer

asked the Minister of Labour how many persons resident in Deptford were registered as unemployed at the last available date compared with the same date last year.

Mr. Iain Macleod

The available figures relate to employment exchange areas. The number of unemployed persons on the registers of the Deptford Employment Exchange and Youth Employment Office at 14th October, 1957, was 1,040 compared with 815 at 15th October, 1956.