§ 60. Miss Burtonasked the Minister of Labour whether he is aware of the concern felt in Coventry at the steady increase of unemployed workers, and that the number of men registered as wholly unemployed rose from 1,282 in August to 1,471 in September; and if he will give the figure for October and the latest convenient date in November.
Mr. lain MacleodI am aware that the number of unemployed in Coventry has increased in recent months, but the unemployment rate in October was still well below the national average. There 147W were then 1,643 men registered as wholly unemployed. The results of the November count are not yet available.
§ 64. Miss Burtonasked the Minister of Labour whether he is aware that the number of women workers unemployed in Coventry is causing anxiety, and that this number, registered at the employment exchange, increased from 822 in August to 1,186 in September; and if he will give the figure for October and the latest convenient date in November.
Mr. lain MacleodYes. On 13th October, 1,300 women were registered as wholly unemployed. As I said in answer to the hon. Member's earlier Question, the November unemployment figures are not yet available.