§ Mr. Grantasked the Minister of Labour what were the unemployment figures for the Greater London area for the years 1964, 1965 and 1966, respectively; and what is his estimate for the year 1967.
§ Mr. FernyhoughFollowing is the information for 1964, 1965 and 1966:
Averages of monthly counts of the total numbers registered as unemployed at Employment Exchanges and Youth Employment Offices in the Greater London area: 1964 … … … 41,800 1965 … … … 36,100 1966 … … … 39,100 I am not prepared to forecast the level of unemployment in 1967.