§ 89. Mr. Lewisasked the Minister of Labour whether he will publish in HANSARD a table giving the monthly figures of registered unemployed in West Ham for each month from January, 1957, until the latest convenient stated date; how these figures compare with a similar period from January, 1949, to January, 1951; and whether he will give similar details for port and dock workers for the periods mentioned.
§ Mr. Iain MacleodIn the latter part of this Question the hon. Member pre-
NUMBERS OF UNEMPLOYED PERSONS ON THE REGISTERS OF EMPLOYMENT EXCHANGES IN WEST HAM AT THE UNDERMENTIONED DATES — 1949 1950 1951 1957 1958 1959 January … 1,747 1,283 1,053 1,213 1,314 2,250 February … 1,693 1,372 882 1,419 1,619 2,189 March … 1,483 1,156 883 1,316 1,708 1,900 April … 1,353 1,203 — 1,264 1,828 — May … 1,236 1,270 — 1,260 1,776 — June … 1,131 1,094 — 929 1,998 — July … 1,066 1,040 — 692 1,485 — August … 918 997 — 969 1,484 — September … 916 824 — 899 1,561 — October … 1,346 1,158 — 1,026 1,811 — November … 1,054 1,088 — 1,189 2,063 — December … 1,021 944 — 1,138 1,843 —