HC Deb 28 January 1963 vol 670 cc568-9
38. Mr. Hector Hughes

asked the Minister of Labour if he will make a statement on the numbers of persons, according to age, sex and trade, who are unemployed in the city and county of Aberdeen, respectively, at the latest convenient date; what plans he has for offering new employment to these persons; which industries are concerned; and how the selections will be made.

Mr. Hare

The reply to the first part of the Question consists of a table of figures, and I will, with permission, circulate it in the OFFICIAL REPORT. My officers will continue their efforts to submit workers to the vacancies now notified and to those becoming available.

Mr. Hughes

In view of the Prime Minister's confession at Liverpool last Monday about the relation between electoral and industrial uncertainty and this vast unemployment, for all three of which this Government are responsible, will the Minister of Labour consult the Prime Minister and ask him to make a statement of practical plans to resolve these difficulties and problems?

Mr. Hare

I cannot accept anything that the hon. and learned Gentleman said in the first part of his supplementary question. I would not begin to accept

NUMBER OF PERSONS REGISTERED AS UNEMPLOYED AT EMPLOYMENT EXCHANGES AND YOUTH EMPLOYMENT OFFICES IN ABERDEEN AND THE REST OF ABERDEENSHIRE, 14TH JANUARY, 1963
Industry Aberdeen Aberdeen County (excluding Aberdeen)
Men Boys Women Girls Total Men Boys Women Girls Total
Agriculture and horticulture 142 6 12 160 253 20 17 3 293
Fishing 180 1 181 589 29 618
Bacon curing, meat and fish products 62 4 47 4 117 45 7 66 4 122
Shipbuilding and ship-repairing 371 2 373 19 1 20
Spinning and doubling of cotton flax and man-made fibres 23 20 43 2 2
Bricks, pottery, glass, cement, etc 86 86 28 28
Timber 91 2 2 95 63 13 1 77
Construction 943 10 1 954 465 14 3 482
Sea transport 128 20 148 24 1 1 26
Distributive trades 320 24 215 28 587 80 12 57 10 159
Entertainment and sport 64 5 69 5 2 1 8
Catering, hotels, etc 141 2 72 1 216 20 27 2 49
Private domestic service 13 29 1 43 5 43 7 55
Local government service 203 21 224 21 21
Other industries and services 838 37 330 57 1,262 279 24 159 12 474
Total, All Indus tries and services 3,605 106 756 91 4,558 1,896 120 379 39 2,434