§ Mr. W. Hamiltonasked the Minister of Labour what proportion of the Scottish males unemployed have been out of work for over 8 weeks or more; and what are the comparable figures for each of the other regions.
§ Mr. GodberThe proportion of males unemployed for over 8 weeks to the total number of wholly unemployed males in each region on 14th October was:
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London and South Eastern 45.9 Eastern and Southern 47.9 South Western 51.7 Midlands 56.4 Yorkshire and Lincolnshire 53.5 North Western 58.1 Northern 64.2 Scotland 64.2 Wales 56.5 Great Britain 56.3