§ Mr. Sydney Irvingasked the Minister of Labour how many people were registered as unemployed at the Dartford Employment Exchange on 2nd March, 1963; how many have been so registered for more than eight weeks; and how these figures compare with those of a year ago.
§ Mr. HareOn 11th March, 1963, 409 were registered at Dartford Employment Exchange and Youth Employment Office of whom 200 had been unemployed for more than eight weeks. At 12th March, 1962, the total was 261 of whom 86 had been unemployed for more than eight weeks.