§ 37. Mr. Hector Hughesasked the Minister of Labour if he will give to the latest convenient date the numbers of unemployed persons by sexes and trades, respectively, in the city and county of Aberdeen.
§ The Minister of Labour (Mr. Edward Heath)As the reply consists of a table of figures, I will, with permission, circulate it in the OFFICIAL REPORT.
§ Mr. HughesDoes the Minister realise that the Government are still in breach of many promises they made about unemployment in Aberdeen and the North of Scotland? Will he consult the Secretary of State for Scotland and the President of the Board of Trade to see if he and they can, jointly and severally, take some serious steps to fulfil the promises with regard to unemployment, trade and industry in Aberdeen which were made at several General Elections and which have been consistently broken by the Government ever since?
§ Mr. HeathThe hon. and learned Gentleman has a Question down for my right hon. Friend the President of the Board of Trade tomorrow about progress made in this respect, and I am sure he will receive a satisfactory Answer.
§ Following is the Table:
| NUMBER OF PERSONS REGISTERED AS UNEMPLOYED AT EMPLOYMENT EXCHANGES AND YOUTH EMPLOYMENT OFFICES IN ABERDEEN AND IN THE REST OF ABERDEENSHIRE AT 11TH JULY, 1960 | ||||||||
| Aberdeen | Aberdeen County (excluding Aberdeen) | |||||||
| Males | Females | Total | Males | Females | Total | |||
| Agriculture and Horticulture | … | … | 92 | 5 | 97 | 151 | 16 | 167 |
| Fishing. | … | … | 181 | — | 181 | 80 | — | 80 |
| Bacon curing, fish and meat products | … | … | 46 | 27 | 73 | 27 | 39 | 66 |
| Shipbuilding and ship repairing | … | … | 365 | 1 | 366 | 9 | 1 | 10 |
| Spinning and doubling of cotton, flax and man-made fibres | … | … | 32 | 11 | 43 | — | — | — |
| Brick, pottery, glass, cement, etc. | … | … | 46 | 3 | 49 | 5 | — | 5 |
| Timber | … | … | 61 | — | 61 | 13 | — | 13 |
| Construction | … | … | 285 | 1 | 286 | 71 | 5 | 76 |
| Sea transport | … | … | 75 | 2 | 77 | 13 | 1 | 14 |
| Distributive trades | … | … | 239 | 138 | 377 | 50 | 54 | 104 |
| Entertainment and sport | … | … | 39 | 8 | 47 | 3 | — | 3 |
| Catering, hotels, etc. | … | … | 67 | 35 | 102 | 5 | 17 | 22 |
| Private domestic service | … | … | 9 | 47 | 56 | 5 | 39 | 44 |
| Local government service | … | … | 76 | 6 | 82 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| Other industries and services | … | … | 687 | 203 | 890 | 161 | 102 | 263 |
| Total, all industries and services | … | … | 2,300 | 487 | 2,787 | 598 | 275 | 873 |