§ Mr. Roy Hughesasked the Minister of Labour if he will introduce legislation requiring employers to recognise the appropriate trade union in their particular industry or trade.
§ Mr. Gunter:I would prefer to await the recommendations of the Royal Com-
NUMBERS OF NOTIFIED VACANCIES REMAINING UNFILLED TO EVERY HUNDRED PERSONS REGISTERED AS WHOLLY UNEMPLOYED November,1967 November,1964 November,1963 November,1951 South East and East Anglia … … … 70.6 188.4 98.6 161.3 South Wcstern … … … … … 36.9 80.0 50.8 144.5 East and West Midlands and Yorkshire and Humberside … … … … … 46.7 168.3 66.4 374.7 North Western … … … … … 36.7 58.9 27.3 138.6 Northern … … … … … … 15.0 19.6 8.6 37.4 Scotland … … … … … … 17.3 23.2 12.6 41.3 Wales … … … … … … 16.5 35.2 24.9 43.3 The information relates to the present standard regions, either separately, where comparable information for earlier years is available, or in groups. South-East and East Anglia were formerly covered by London and South-Eastern, and Eastern and Southern regions East Midlands, West Midlands and Yorkshire and Humberside comprise the area covered by Midland, North Midland and East and West Ridings in 1951 and by Midlands and Yorkshire and Lincolnshire in 1963 and 1964.