10. Mr. W. M. WATSONasked the Minister of Labour if he can give the latest figures showing the number of unemployed miners in the counties of Ayr, Lanark, Dumbarton., Stirling, West Lothian, Midlothian, East Lothian, Fife, Kinross, and Clackmannan?
§ Mr. BETTERTONAs the reply includes a number of figures I will, with the hon. Member's permission, circulate a statement in the OFFICIAL REPORT.
§ Following is the statement:
| Number of workpeople classified as belonging to the Coal Mining Industry recorded as unemployed at 24th October, 1927. | |
| County. | Number. |
| Ayr | 1,158 |
| Lanark | 10,919 |
| Dumbarton | 13 |
| Stirling | 1,164 |
| West Lothian (Linlithgow) | 792 |
| Midlothian (Edinburgh) | 1,828 |
| East Lothian (Haddington) | 3 |
| Fife | 2,933 |
| Kinross | 35 |
| Clackmannan | 469 |