§ Mr. Hector Hughesasked the Minister of Labour the numbers and percentages of persons unemployed in England, Wales, and Scotland, respectively, to the latest convenient date, indicating the nature of their previous employment and how long each has been unemployed.
§ Mr. Heath292,553 in England, 28,768 for Wales and 91,867 in Scotland on 14th March. The respective percentage rates were 1.5, 3.0 and 4.3. I am writing to the hon. and learned Member about the analyses by occupation and duration of unemployment.