§ Mr. Randallasked the Minister of Labour if he will state for each region and for Great Britain, respectively, the number of vacancies remaining unfilled at the latest convenient date, for every 100 persons wholly unemployed, arranging the table in order starting with the region with the most number of vacancies in ratio to the numbers of unemployed.
§ Mr. WhitelawThe following table gives the information:
Region Number of unfilled vacancies at 8th July for every 100 wholly unemployed on 13th July, 1964 Eastern and Southern … 282 Midlands … 270 London and South Eastern … 257 South Western … 168 Yorkshire and Lincolnshire … 152 North Western … 70 Wales … 58 Northern Region … 33 Scotland … 22 Great Britain … 122