§ 33. Mr. Michael Shawasked the Secretary of State for Employment and Productivity what proportion of men unemployed had been out of work for over nine weeks, over 26 weeks and over 52 weeks, respectively, in each of the regions of Great Britain at the latest available date and in the same month in 1966 and 1968.
§ Mr. DellFollowing is the information:
MALES REGISTERED AS WHOLLY UNEMPLOYED AS PROPORTIONS OF ALL MALES REGISTERED AS WHOLLY UNEMPLOYED (EXCEPT CASUAL WORKERS) Over 9 weeks Per cent. Over 26 weeks Per cent. Over 52 weeks Per cent. 13th October, 1969 South East 44.3 22.8 12.8 East Anglia 50.6 30.9 19.9 South Western 54.1 32.2 19.8 East Midlands 58.7 37.6 23.7 West Midlands 53.8 30.1 17.1 Yorkshire and Humberside 54.3 32.6 20.8 North Western 52.9 28.9 16.6 Northern 63.6 40.7 27.3 Scotland 57.5 34.3 21.9 Wales 58.3 35.8 22.9 14th October, 1968 South East 46.7 25.3 13.6 East Anglia 51.4 30.9 19.3 South Western 54.3 33.6 20.2 East Midlands 57.1 34.1 19.5 West Midlands 54.7 30.6 15.8 Yorkshire and Humberside 56.1 31.3 16.7 North Western 52.9 29.9 16.5 Northern 61.7 35.7 20.3 Scotland 59.2 36.0 22.1 Wales 58.3 35.9 21.5 10th October, 1966 South East 33.5 16.9 9.8 East Anglia 41.2 22.7 13.9 South Western 43.0 25.2 14.9 East Midlands 45.3 24.8 15.9 West Midlands 34.7 17.6 10.1 Yorkshire and Humberside 39.6 21.8 14.1 North Western 42.3 23.1 13.7 Northern 50.8 30.0 19.3 Scotland 51.9 31.2 20.1 Wales 47.1 26.9 16.2 Those registered for more than 52 weeks are included in the columns for "Over 26 weeks" and "over 9 weeks" and those registered for more than 26 weeks are included in the "over 9 weeks" figures.
373W
§ 37. Mr. Donald Williamsasked the Secretary of State for Employment and Productivity whether she will carry out and publish at regular intervals analyses of the characteristics of the unemployed on the lines of those published in the Ministry of Labour Gazette for April and July, 1966.
§ 42. Mr. Biffenasked the Secretary of State for Employment and Productivity whether she will analyse the current unemployment figures in a manner similar to the analysis published in the Ministry of Labour Gazette for April and July, 1966.
§ Mr. DellSurveys of the characteristics of the unemployed on the lines of those referred to necessarily depend on subjective judgment and I have reservations about the value of the results. My right hon. Friend will review the case for a further general survey in the light of the results of the studies now in progress.