asked the Minister of Labour if he will give the figures, for each employment exchange area in the county of Durham, of unemployed, male and female, over the past 12 months from November, 1960 to the present day, stating separately those from juvenile employment offices.

As the Reply consists of a Table of figures, I will, with permission, circulate it in the OFFICIAL REPORT.

Is the Parliamentary Secretary aware that at the weekend I attended a secondary school which has 1,097 children or young people on its rolls? They will shortly come on to the employment market. As there is no prospect of employment in the area, what do the Government intend to do to help these young people?

I am sure that none of us wishes to exaggerate the problem, even if a problem exists. The facts at the moment are that this year there were nearly 2,500 more summer school leavers than there were in 1960. I am glad to say that only 137 of those are still seeking work.

Is it not a fact that by far the biggest occupational group in the tragic unemployment figures of the North-East is the unskilled worker? Cannot the Government tackle this problem in two ways—first, by initiating training schemes for unskilled workers and, secondly, by themselves providing work for unskilled workers?

The hon. Gentleman will be aware that we are doing our best to diversify industry in the Northern Region. This will help very much, because the wider the range of skills the wider the range of training for those skills.