§ Mr. Randallasked the Minister of Labour if he will give, for the last 12
Gateshead and Felling Northern Region — Number of unemployed Percentage of unemployment Number of unemployed Percentage of unemployment 1962 9th April … … 1,987 3.3 44,601 3.4 14th May … … 1,955 3.2 45,035 3.5 18th June … … 1,823 3.0 42,143 3.2 18th July … … 1,838 3.1 41,601 3.2 13th August … … 2,428 4.0 47,700 3.7 10th September … … 2,303 3.8 49,689 3.8 15th October … … 2,511 4.2 55,927 4.3 12th November … … 2,638 4.4 61,739 4.7 10th December … … 2,719 4.5 64,851 5.0 1963 14th January … … 4,043 6.7 84,419 6.5 11th February … … 4,318 7.2 92,360 7.1 11th March … … 3,792 6.3 79,177 6.0 Between 10th April, 1961, and 12th Marc t, 1962, the average percentage of unemployment both for the Northern Region and for Gateshead and Felling was 2.7