§ Mr. Armstrongasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many men over 50 years of age were on the unemployed register at Crook, Durham, Bishop Auckland and Stanley Exchanges, respectively, at the last count; what percentage they represented of the total male unem- 212W ployed in each exchange area; and how many of then had been unemployed for more than six months.
§ Mr. Dudley SmithThe numbers of people registered as wholly unemployed are analysed by age in January and July each year. Following is the information available for July, 1971:
NUMBERS OF MEN AGED 50 YEARN AND OVER REGISTERED AS WHOLLY UNEMPLOYED AT 12TH JULY, 1971, IN CERTAIN EMPLOYMENT EXCHANGE AREAS Total Expressed as percentage of all males registered as wholly unemployed than per cent Number registered for more than 26 weeks Crook 305 51.3 241 Durham 464 42.1 373 Bishop Auckland 244 27.7 171 Stanley 539 51.6 465