HC Deb 25 May 1965 vol 713 cc66-8W
The Earl of Dalkeith

asked the Minister of Land and Natural Resources what action he proposes to take, in conjunction with the Secretary of State for Scotland and the Secretary of State for Wales, to ensure that there are adequate reserves of home-grown timber to meet the needs of the United Kingdom between 2015 and 2065, having regard to the best forecasts he can make of rising United Kingdom and world timber consumption, the relative decline in the availability of overseas supplies and the desirability of reducing the balance of payments problem; and whether he will make a statement.

Mr. Willey

Studies of how much manpower and capital should be allotted to planting in various parts of the country are in progress as part of the

UNEMPLOYMENT FIGURES FOR APRIL
Year Aberdare Employment Exchange and associated Youth Employment Office Mountain Ash Employment Exchange
Men Boys Women Girls Total Men Women Total
1951 … 550 12 161 24 747 284 68 352
1952 … 415 14 227 68 724 288 126 414
1953 … 401 22 261 32 716 262 100 362
1954 … 289 37 364 87 777 201 98 299
1955 … 159 34 98 26 317 110 33 143
1956 … 177 36 129 41 383 156 60 216
1957 … 193 45 94 42 374 133 25 158
1958 … 253 64 196 59 572 243 68 311
1959 … 256 82 147 36 521 241 68 309
1960 … 185 46 127 49 407 156 54 210
1961 … 179 41 183 30 433 147 72 219
1962 … 232 14 107 10 363 156 53 209
1963 … 408 113 144 44 709 284 47 331
1964 … 222 29 43 20 314 175 25 200
1965 … 337 44 140 72 593 214 40 254

Note: The Youth Employment Offices for Aberdare and Mountain Ash provide joint statistics which are shown under Aberdare.

Mr. Probert

asked the Minister of Labour what are the figures for insurable population in the Mountain Ash and Aberdare Employment Exchanges, respectively, for the month of April in the years 1951 and 1965.

Mr. Gunter

Estimated numbers of employees are available for the mid-year only. Separate figures are not available for the Aberdare and Mountain Ash Employment Exchange areas. For the joint area the estimated number of employees was 24,440 for mid-1951 and 25,840 for mid-1964. The figure for mid-1965 will not be available until April, 1966.

general process of national and regional planning.