§ Mr. Dickensasked the Secretary of State for Employment and Productivity 253W what were the figures of male unemployed in each of the special development areas at April, 1964, April, 1966, November, 1967, and April, 1969.
MALES REGISTERED AS UNEMPLOYED IN THE SPECIAL DEVELOPMENT AREAS April, 1964 April, 1966 November, 1967 April, 1969 Scotland Girvan … 123 125 216 220 Lesmahagow … 141 105 188 287 Leven and Methil … 627 465 840 992 Sanquhar … 114 87 126 351 Shotts … 228 114 181 220 Wales Abertillery … 191 236 379 338 Ammanford … 54 164 186 218 Bargoed … 247 290 554 537 Blackwood … 174 232 499 489 Brynmawr … 79 101 206 189 Cymmer … 87 127 190 121 Ebbw Vale … 74 101 258 279 Ferndale … 123 154 261 279 Garnant … 68 121 108 114 Maesteg … 155 236 341 298 Neath … 297 1,168* 492 485 Newbridge … 77 110 278 328 Pontardawe … 105 82 109 101 Pontlottyn … 65 96 198 217 Resolven … 38 97 175 123 Tonypandy … 393 520 801 870 Tredegar … 131 150 335 270 Treorchy … 222 346 466 423 Ystalyfera … 111 188 260 244 Ystrad Mynach … 109 134 237 310 Northern Region Ashington … 388 366 769 1,417 Aspatria … 48 40 59 63 Bedlington … 264 296 389 868 Birtley … 162 98 180 291 Bishop Auckland … 718 538 864 950 Blyth … 335 360 804 900 Chester-le-Street … 507 427 735 912 Cleator Moor … 370 269 427 633 Cockermouth … 73 50 117 141 Consett … 330 424 614 670 Crook … 512 438 [...]687 633 Durham … 712 583 1,071 1,334 Haltwhistle … 48 37 51 48 Houghton-le-Spring … 638 476 619 741 Lanchester … 134 115 119 131 Maryport … 283 208 345 346 Seaton Delaval … 175 93 191 338 Shildon … 154 113 208 262 Spennymoor … 631 472 775 1,212 Stanley … 606 492 722 1,163 Whitehaven … 496 425 612 708 Workington … 296 489* 531 559 Millom … 51 38 114 256 * The numbers of persons who were temporarily stopped, included in the figures, were substantial in April, 1966 at Neath (698) and Workington (216).