§ 19. Mr. Stonesasked the Minister of Labour what were the numbers of persons unemployed in the employment exchange areas of Stanley and Consett, County Durham, at the last convenient date; what percentage of the total working populations these figures represent; and how they compare with similar statistics of a year ago.
§ Mr. GreenAt 12th February, 703 at Stanley and 563 at Consett representing, respectively, 3.6 and 2.7 per cent. of the insured employees; corresponding figures at 13th February, 1961, were 493 and 2.5 per cent. at Stanley, and 331 and 1.6 per cent. at Consett.