HC Deb 14 November 1968 vol 773 cc137-8W
61. Sir W. Teeling

asked the Lord President of the Council whether, in view of the amalgamation of the Foreign Office and the Commonwealth Office, he will arrange for Ministers to give up their time for answering Questions on Mondays and Wednesdays after 3.15 p.m. as is done for the Prime Minister's answers on Tuesdays and Thursdays, and thus give a little more time each week to these united offices to answer Questions.

Mr. Peart

No. It is considered that the present arrangements already provide

PERCENTAGE RATES OF THOSE REGISTERED AS UNEMPLOYED
Travel to work area October, 1968 July, 1968 January, 1968
Barnsley, Yoyland, Royston, Wombwell 4.2 3.8 3.6
Bradford, Shipley 2.3 2.2 2.7
Doncaster, Askern, Thorne 4.3 4.1 3.9
Grimsby 2.8 2.6 3.7
Halifax, Elland and Sowerby Bridge 0.8 0.9 1.1
Huddersfield 1.0 1.0 1.4
Hull, Beverley, Hessle 3.6 3.3 3.6
Leeds, Horsforth, Morley, Rothwell, Seacroft, Stanningley 2.3 2.2 2.3
Mexborough, Goldthorpe 5.8 5.1 4.8
Rotherham 4.3 3.9 4.1
Scunthorpe, Barton-on-Humber 2.0 2.2 2.7
Sheffield, Attercliffe, Chapeltown, Woodhouse 2.4 2.2 2.8
Wakefield 2.2 1.7 1.5
York 1.7 1.8 2.0

that the Foreign and Commonwealth Office has an appropriate share of Question Time.