§ Mr. Knoxasked the Secretary of State for Employment what was the average rate of unemployment in Great Britain in the periods November 1951 to October 1964, November 1964 to June, 1970, July 1970 to February 1974, and March 1974 to the present time.
§ Mr. John FraserThe average rate of unemployment in Great Britain for the period November 1951 to October 1964 was 1.6 per cent.; for the period November 1964 to June 1970, 2 per cent.; for July 1970 to February 1974, 3.1 per cent. and for March 1974 to June 1975 3 per cent. The average rate for the period March 1974 to June 1975 does not include any data for December 1974 and January 1975. Figures were not compiled in these282W two months owing to industrial action at local offices of the Employment Service Agency.