§ Mr. Arthur Lewisasked the Secretary of State for Emloyment and Productivity whether she will give as much detailed information as may be readily available showing to what extent Government employees, other employees for which records are available, Ministers and Members of Parliament, have not since October, 1964, received any increase in their salary or wages.
NUMBERS REGISTERED AS UNEMPLOYED, PERCENTAGE RATES OF UNEMPLOYMENT AND NOTIFIED VACANCIES REMAINING UNFILLED IN NORTHERN REGION, AND IN THE AREA COVERED BY THE GATESHEAD EMPLOYMENT EXCHANGE, AT JANUARY, 1970 (PROVISIONAL) AND JANUARY, 1963 Registered unemployed Men Boys Women Girls Total Percentage rate Notified vacancies remaining unfilled Northern region January, 1970 (provisional) … 56,931 2,442 7,347 1,176 67,896 5.2 10,167 January, 1963 … 63,954 5,761 10,905 3,799 84,419 6.4 4,008 Gateshead January, 1970 (provisional) … 1,948 86 108 28 2,170 5.6* 500 January, 1963 … 2,449 291 244 97 3,081 6.3* 145 * The percentage rate of unemployment relates to the whole of the Tyneside travel-to-work area which includes Gateshead.