§ 74. Dame Irene Wardasked the Minister of Labour if he will state the percentage of unemployment in the following places at the latest convenient date, 117W and which places are scheduled as development areas, namely, Guisborough, Salt-burn, Loftus, Consett, Darlington, Hartlepool, West Hartlepool, Haswell, Hordon, Houghton-le-Spring, Prudhoe, Seaham, Seaton Delayal, Stanley, Sunderland, Pallion, Southwick on Wear, Jarrow and Hebburn, South Shields, Whitby, Wingate, Workington, Maryport, Cocker-mouth, Billingham, Stockton and Thornaby, Middlesbrough, Redcar, South Bank, North Shields, Whitley Bay, Wallsend-on-Tyne, Newcastle-on-Tyne, Elswick, Walker, and Gateshead.
§ Mr. WhitelawThe following is the information:
Employment Exchange Areas Unemployment at 8thApril, 1963 as a percentage of the estimated number of employees mid-1962 Guisborough* … 7.7 Saltburn* … 11.8 Loftus* … 5.2 Consett* … 3.9 Darlington* … 3.4 Hartlepool … * 10.2 West Hartlepool Haswell* … 5.1 Horden* … 5.9 Houghton-le-Spring* … 5.6 Prudhoe* … 4.5 Seaham* … 4.6 Seaton Delaval* … 11.5 Stanley* … 4.6 Sunderland … * 8.2 Pallion South wick-on-Wear South Shields … * 8.5 Jarrow and Hebburn East Bolden Whitby* … 9.5 Wingate* … 6.1 Workington … * 6.4 Maryport Cockermouth Middlesbrough … * 6.2 Billingham Stockton and Thornaby Redcar South Bank Wallsend-on-Tyne … * 6.2 North Shields Whitley Bay Newcastle-on-Tyne … * 4.2 Elswick Walker Newburn West Moor Gateshead … 5.1 Felling *Scheduled as development districts