§ 58. Mr. William Priceasked the Secretary of State for Employment what estimate he has made of the number of people out of work but not registered as unemployed.
§ 69. Mr. Roy Hughesasked the Secretary of State for Employment what is 165W his estimate of the number of men and women, respectively, in Wales who are available for employment but are not at present on the unemployment register.
§ Mr. Dudley SmithI have nothing to add at present to my answer to the hon. Member for Oldham, West (Mr. Meacher) on 9th December, I explained then that information about the total number of persons seeking work or waiting to take up a job, including those not registered at employment exchanges, will be obtained from the 1971 Census of Population. Preliminary results are not expected for some months.
§ Mr. Douglasasked the Secretary of State for Employment what estimates his Department has made of the numbers who are available for work but who are not registered as unemployed in Scotland.
§ Mr. Dudley SmithI have nothing to add at present to my answer to the hon. Member for Oldham, West on 9th December. I explained then that information about the total number of persons seeking work or waiting to take up a job, including those not registered at employment exchanges, will be obtained from the 1971 Census of Population. Preliminary results are not expected for some months.