§ 90. Mr. Swinglerasked the Minister of Labour if he will state, for the latest date for which figures are available, the total number of unemployed in that part of North Staffordshire which comprises the 191W city of Stoke-on-Trent, the borough and rural district of Newcastle-under-Lyme, the urban and rural districts of Leek, the urban district of Kidsgrove, and the urban and rural districts of Stone, the proportions of the working populations unemployed in Stoke-on-Trent and Newcastle-under-Lyme, respectively, and the numbers of disabled unemployed in Stoke-on-Trent and Newcastle-under-Lyme.
§ Mr. WhitelawThe following table gives the information required in respect of those employment exchanges whose areas fall wholly or partly within the area defined:
Employment Exchanges and associated Youth Employment Offices Number unemployed at 10th February, 1964 Percentage of total number of employees Number of disabled persons unemployed Stoke-on-Trent 442 101 Hanley 1,224 199 Burslem 829 320 Longton 625 183 Total Stoke Group 3,120 2.0 803 Newcastle-under-Lyme 591 2.0 204 Market Drayton 141 3.2 20 Leek 116 0.8 19 Kidsgrove 210 2.2 66 Stone 54 0.8 2 GRAND TOTAL 4,232 1,114 The Stoke-on-Trent group of employment exchanges slightly exceeds the boundary of the City. Newcastle-under-Lyme is covered substantially by the area of the Newcastle-under-Lyme Employment Exchange and by a small part of the Market Drayton Employment Exchange. A percentage rate of unemployment is not available for constituent parts of the Stoke-on-Trent group.