HC Deb 14 July 1969 vol 787 cc33-4W
Mr. Alan Lee Williams

asked the Secretary of State for Employment and Productivity whether she will consider establishing an independent inquiry into the Tilbury container dispute.

Mr. Harold Walker

I am hopeful that this matter will be resolved through a further consideration being given to it by

TOTAL NUMBERS REGISTERED AS UNEMPLOYED IN THE NORTHERN REGION
Males Females Total Temporarily stopped included in total Percentage rate
June, 1969 … 49,214 7,300 56,514 346 4.3
June, 1964 … 29,984 8,735 38,719 426 2.9
June, 1963 … 44,202 12,333 56,535 2,494 4.3
June, 1962 … 32,946 9,197 42,143 2,515 3.2

Mr. Leadbitter

asked the Secretary of State for Employment and Productivity what proportion of the unemployed in the Northern Region are over 40 years of age what proportion of the total have been out of work for less than eight weeks; and how many wholly unemployed are receiving earnings related benefit.

Mr. Fernyhough

Detailed age analyses are made in January and July only. The latest available figure is for January, 1969, when 51.2 per cent. of the registered wholly unemployed in Northern Region were forty years of age or over.

In May, 1969, 31.9 per cent. of those registered as wholly unemployed in Northern Region had been on the registers for eight weeks or less. The number receiving earnings related supplement to their benefit was 10,500.

Selective Employment Tax bearing industries Repayment industries Repayment with premium industries Civil Service*
Numbers at June, 1966 (000's) … 7,855.1 6,469.2 8,976.4 659.3
Numbers at June, 1968 (000's) … 7,516.5 6,515.7 8,613.1 690.8
Difference (000's) … … -338.6 +46.5 -363.3 + 31.5
Difference as a percentage of totals at June, 1966 … … -4.3 +0.7 -4.0 +4.8
* Figures relate to July and cover both industrial and non-industrial civil servants.

the parties, following the meeting at my Department last Thursday.