§ 56. Mr. Hector Hughesasked the Minister of Labour how many persons male and female, respectively, are now un employed in the city of Aberdeen; and what steps he proposes to take, in collaboration with other Ministers, to have these unemployed persons absorbed into productive industries.
§ Mr. IsaacsAt 8th April, 1946, the latest date for which figures are at present available, the number of unemployed insured persons aged 14 years and over suitable for ordinary employment on the registers of Aberdeen Employment Exchange, was 1,916, representing three per cent. of the numbers insured, of whom 1,638 were males and 278 were females. As to the last part of the Question, my right hon. Friend the President of the Board of Trade will, in pursuance of the Government's general policy, endeavour to encourage industry in that district with a view to the absorption of the unemployed persons.