§ Commander Purseyasked the Minister of Labour what is the number of unemployed in Hull, the number who have been unemployed for over 12 months, six months, and three months, respectively; and what steps are being taken to increase the employment in the city.
§ Mr. WhitelawOn 15th June, 1964, there were 2,836 unemployed. The information asked for in the second part of the question is not available for June. On 13th April the numbers were 612, 378 and 485 respectively.
The Board of Trade will consider sympathetically applications for Industrial Development Certificates for projects in the Hull area which cannot go to development 256W districts. As the Secretary of State announced on 4th June, the Board of Trade has also put in hand the preliminary work necessary for considering the future development of the East and West Ridings and adjacent areas.