§ Mr. Hurdasked the Minister of Labour what are the numbers now registered as unemployed at the Reading and Newbury employment exchanges, and the numbers of vacancies notified, with comparable figures for a year ago.
§ Mr. Iain MacleodThe following table gives the information desired:
NUMBERS OF PERSONS AGED 18 AND OVER REGISTERED AS UNEMPLOYED, AND NUMBERS OF NOTIFIED VACANCIES REMAINING UNFILLED AT THE READING AND NEWBURY EMPLOYMENT EXCHANGES AT THE UNDERMENTIONED DATES — Reading Newbury Number registered as unemployed Unfilled vacancies Number registered as unemployed Unfilled vacancies April, 1957 591 527 107 253 April, 1958 906 540 134 212