§ Mr. Harperasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many men are unemployed in the Yorkshire Coalfield; and what were the figures at 18th June, 1970.
§ Mr. Dudley SmithIn the Yorkshire Coalfield Intermediate Area, the numbers of males registered as unemployed at 8th February, 1971 (provisional) and 8th June, 1970, were 16,446 and 15,247, respectively. Information is not available for 18th June, 1970.
§ Mr. Harperasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many of the men unemployed in the Yorkshire coalfield are 55 years of age and over; and how this figure compares with that obtaining at 18th June, 1970.
§ Mr. Dudley SmithDetailed age analyses of the registered wholly unemployed are made in January and July each year. In the Yorkshire Coalfield Intermediate Area the number of men aged 55 years and over who were registered as wholly unemployed at 11th January, 1971, and 13th July, 1970. were 4,880 and 4,968, respectively.