§ Mr. Bryant Godman Irvineasked the Minister of Labour how many males and females were registered as unemployed at the Bexhill, Hailsham, and Rye Emplyoment Exchanges at the latest available date in December; and how many of them were over 55 years of age, under 18 years of age, and school leavers, respectively.
§ Mr. Marsh265 men and 36 women at Bexhill, 92 men and 13 women at Hailsham, and 46 men and 12 women at Rye. There were 13 boys and 8 girls registered as unemployed at the Bexhill Youth Employment Office, which also covers the Rye, Hailsham and Battle areas; 3 of the boys were school leavers registered for first employment. The latest information about the numbers of unemployed people over 55 years of age was given in my predecessor's reply to the hon. Member on 24th July, 1964. The next analysis will be available in January, 1965.