§ Mr. Shortasked the Minister of Labour what was the percentage rate of unemployment in the Northern Region in 34W March, 1958; and what was the corresponding percentage in Great Britain.
§ Mr. Iain MacleodAt 17th March the number of unemployed persons on the registers of employment exchanges in the Northern Region represented 2.2 per cent. of the estimated total number of employees in the Region. The corresponding figure for Great Britain was 2.0 per cent.