§ 35. Mr. A. Lewisasked the Minister of Labour why there has been a 34 per cent. increase in the number of registered unemployed between 1951 and 1961.
§ Mr. HareBetween 1951 and 1961 there has been a rise of nearly 2 million in the total number of those in employment. The average rate of unemploy-140W ment in 1961 was 1.5 per cent., compared with 1.2 per cent. in 1951, when there were severe labour shortages.