§ 57 and 58. Miss Herbisonasked the Minister of Labour (1) how many unemployed there were in Lanarkshire in March, 1961, and March, 1962;
(2) how many people of those unemployed in Lanarkshire have been without work for two weeks, eight weeks, 26 weeks and 52 weeks, respectively.
§ Mr. GreenThere were 7,536 unemployed in Lanarkshire on 13th March, 1961, and 10,940 on 12th March, 1962. The following table is a detailed analysis of unemployment by duration at the later date.
Number of workers registered as wholly Unemployed in Lanarkshire* at 12th March, 1962 Period Number Up to two weeks … 1,454 Over two and up to eight weeks … 2,431 Over eight and up to 26 weeks … 3,018 Over 26 and up to 52 weeks … 1,115 Over 52 weeks … 1,444 *Excluding the County of Glasgow.