§ 44. Mr. Donald Williamsasked the Secretary of State for Employment and Productivity whether she will publish a comparison, region by region, of those unemployed for 12 months or longer.
§ 46. Mr. Costainasked the Secretary of State for Employment and Productivity whether she will publish a comparison, region by region, of those unemployed for eight weeks or longer.
§ Mr. DellFollowing is the information:
NUMBERS REGISTERED AS WHOLLY UNEMPLOYED FOR LONGER THAN 52 WEEKS AS PERCENTAGES (WALL PERSONS REGISTERED AS WHOLLY UNEMPLOYED AT 13TH OCTOBER, 1969 Region Per cent. South East … 11.8 East Anglia … 18.5 South Western … 17.6 West Midlands … 15.6 East Midlands … 22.0 Yorkshire and Humberside … 19.2 North Western … 15.3 Northern … 24.8 Wales … 20.9 Scotland … 20.4
NUMBERS REGISTERED AS WHOLLY UNEMPLOYED FOR OVER EIGHT WEEKS EXPRESSED AS PERCENTAGES OF ALL PERSONS REGISTERED AS WHOLLY UNEMPLOYED AT 10TH NOVEMBER, 1969 Region Per cent. South East … 46.1 East Anglia … 50.1 South Western … 53.0 West Midlands … 54.8 East Midlands … 58.9 Yorkshire and Humberside … 55.7 North Western … 53.1 Northern … 63.9 Wales … 61.0 Scotland … 59.1