§ Mr. W. Hamiltonasked the Minister of Labour how many development districts have a rate of unemployment of 6 per cent, or over; how many of these are in England, Wales, and Scotland, respectively; and what is the total unemployment which these figures represent in each country.
§ Mr. GodberThe information required is set out in the following table:
NUMBER OF DEVELOPMENT DISTRICTS WHERE THE RATE OF UNEMPLOYMENT WAS 6 PER CENT. OR OVER ON 14TH OCTOBER, 1963, AND THE TOTAL NUMBER UNEMPLOYED IN THOSE DISTRICTS: — Development districts with 6 per cent. or more unemployed Number of unemployed (1) (2) (3) England 12 16,667 Wales 2 1,519 Scotland 15 26,356 Great Britain 29 44,542