§ 47. Mr. N. Pannellasked the Minister of Labour if he will state the number of outstanding work vouchers issued under the Commonwealth Immigrants Act in each category and the total number of applications outstanding at the latest available date.
§ Mr. GodberIt is estimated that between 7,000 and 8,000 vouchers are current but unused. I regret that this figure cannot be given by categories. At 26th June, 1964, about 315,000 applications for vouchers were outstanding.
NUMBERS AND PERCENTAGES OF PERSONS REGISTERED AS UNEMPLOYED IN THE COUNTIES OF WALES AND MONMOUTHSHIRE County Number of unemployed on 15th June, 1964 Percentage unemployed on 15th June, 1964 Number of unemployed on 10th June, 1963 Percentage unemployed on 10th June, 1963 Anglesey … … 735 5.9 936 7.6 Brecknockshire … … 257 2.7 297 3.2 Caernarvonshire … … 1,033 2.7 1,259 3.3 Cardiganshire … … 338 2.2 384 2.5 Carmarthenshire … … 1,421 2.8 2,037 4.0 Denbighshire … … 1,263 2.2 1,693 2.9 Flintshire … … 681 1.3 1,018 2.0 Glamorganshire … … 10,725 2.2 15,387 3.2 Merionethshire … … 246 2.2 231 2.1 Monmouthshire … … 2,655 1.6 4,264 2.5 Montgomeryshire … … 194 1.7 293 2.5 Pembrokeshire … … 671 2.7 1,113 4.5 Radnorshire … … 79 1.7 99 2.1 TOTAL … … 20,298 2.1 29,011 3.0