§ 42. Mr. Edwin Wainwrightasked the Secretary of State for Employment what are the numbers of males, females, boys and girls, respectively, who have been registered as unemployed during the whole of the past six months in the United Kingdom; and what are the figures for the Mexborough and Womb-well employment exchange areas.
§ Mr. Dudley SmithThe following is the information. The table shows figures for 8th October 1973, the most recent date for which the information is available.
Unemployed for over 26 weeks Men aged 18 and over Boys aged under 18 Women aged 18 and over Girls aged under 18 United Kingdom 190,824 757 23,783 605 Mexborough 561 — 56 1 Wombwell 193 — 16 —