HC Deb 20 March 1963 vol 674 cc77-8W
Mr. Padley

asked the Minister of Labour how many boys and girls are registered as unemployed at the Bridgend Youth Employment Office; and how many of these were recent school-leavers.

Mr. Hare

101 boys and 190 girls on 11th March: of these 16 boys and 25 girls were school-leavers.

Mr. Padley

asked the Minister of Labour how many men and women,

Type of advertisement Total number of Appeals decided Dealt with by Hearing Dealt with by Correspondence (a)
Dismissed Allowed Dismissed Allowed
Posters:
16 sheets and above 918 (b) 23 25 3 3 717(b) 173(b)
Others 2 0
Public Information Panels 76 0 0 45 31
Trade Signs (c) 605 (42) 6 (0) 5 (0) 377 (32) 217 (10)
Totals 1,599 31 8 1,139 421

NOTES:

(a) In all these cases the site was visited by an officer of the Department; in some cases he was accompanied by representatives of both parties to the appeal.

(b) Figures for posters of 16 sheets and above are not kept separately in respect of cases dealt with by correspondence.

(c) The figures in brackets relate to appeals for direction signs not on the trader's premises.

respectively, were registered as unemployed at the Bridgend, Maesteg, Pontycymmer and Ogmore Vale employment exchanges at the latest convenient date.

Mr. Hare

The following is the information required:

Numbers of men and women registered as unemployed at the Bridgend, Maesteg, Pontycymmer and Ogmore Vale Employment Exchanges on 11th March, 1963.
Men Women
Bridgend 416 136
Maesteg 220 108
Pontycymmer 67 30
Ogmore Vale 48 46