§ 92. Mr. Sumnerasked the Minister of Labour if he will state the numbers of men and women, respectively, now registered as unemployed in Orpington, and 297W the numbers similarly registered at the end of 1956 and 1957, and the respective vacancies for each date.
§ Mr. WoodAt 17th November, 1958, the latest date for which figures are available, there were 268 men and boys and 68 women and girls registered as unemployed at the Orpington Employment Exchange arid Youth Employment Office compared with 109 and 44 at 10th December, 1956, and 160 and 46 at 9th December, 1957. The number of notified vacancies remaining unfilled at these offices at 3rd December, 1958, were 53 for men arid boys and 127 for women and girls compared with 49 and 121 at 15th December, 1956, and 70 and 114 at 4th December, 1957.