§ Mr. Randallasked the Minister of Labour how many persons, male and female, and persons under 18 years of age, male and female, respectively, together with the total number, were registered as unemployed at the January 1964 count in the Gateshead employment area; what were the comparable figures for 1961, 1962, and 1964; what was the percentage increase or decrease between the years 1961 and 1962, 1962 and 1963 and 1963 and 1964; and what was the number of unfilled vacancies at the latest convenient date.
§ Mr. WhitelawThe following is the information:
Date Boys Girls January, 1961 92 15 January, 1962 195 49 January, 1963 291 97 January, 1964 162 28 The January 1964 totals included 49 boys and 5 girls registered for first employment. It is estimated that since September 1963, about 150 school leavers have taken up full-time further educational courses; they are not included in the registered unemployed.