§ Miss Quennellasked the Minister of Labour how many people were registered as unemployed at the Petersfield and Alton employment exchanges on 25th June last, and what percentage of unemployment each figure represents.
§ Mr. WhitelawI regret that the information is not available for 25th June. On 13th July there were 138 unemployed at Petersfield and 65 at Alton represent-
138Wing. decrease between each of the years 1959 to 1964; and what was the number of unfilled vacancies at the latest convenient date in Gateshead and in the Northern Region.
§ Mr. WhitelawThe following table gives the information:
1.3 and 1.0 per cent. of the estimated number of employees in each area, respectively.