§ Mr. Lawsonasked the Minister of Labour what is the number of insured
ESTIMATED TOTAL NUMBERS OF EMPLOYEES IN EACH DEVELOPMENT AREA AT END-MAY, 1957 Development Area Males Females Total North Eastern … … 744,200 298,000 1,042,200 West Cumberland … … 42,700 16,200 58,900 South Wales and Monmouthshire … … 506,700 191,200 697,900 Wrexham … … 27,500 9,000 36,500 South Lancashire … … 101,500 51,100 152,600 Merseyside … … 394,100 222,800 616,900 North-East Lancashire … … 52,900 38,800 91,700 Scottish … … 775,200 428,100 1,203,300