§ 58. Mr. Edwin Wainwrightasked the Secretary of State for Employment and Productivity if she will give the number of unemployed, men, women, boys and girls, respectively, registered at the Mexborough and Wombwell employment exchanges, at the latest available date, together with the percentage rates.
§ Mr. FernyhoughOn 14th October 1968 there were 895 men, 54 boys, 175 women and 36 girls registered as unemployed at Mexborough; and 267 men, 21 boys, 39 women and 11 girls registered at Wombwell. The percentage rate for the Mexborough travel to work group which includes Goldthorpe was 5.8 per cent. and that for the Barnsley group which includes Wombwell was 4.2 per cent.