HC Deb 19 February 1968 vol 759 cc13-4
14. Mr. Hector Hughes

asked the Minister of Labour, if he will state the numbers, by sexes and trades, of the persons now unemployed in the city of Aberdeen and the figures for each of the last five years.

Mr. Fernyhough

I will with permission circulate in the OFFICIAL REPORT a table of figures for January, 1968. Correspcnding figures from 1963 to 1967 were given to my hon. Friend in answer to a similar Question on 6th February, 1967.

Mr. Hughes

I thank the Minister in advance for the figures he is to give. Will he use his good offices with the present President of the Board of Trade with a view to asking him to continue the useful work by way of advance factories, trade, industry and commerce in Aberdeen initiated and carried out by the previous occupant at the Board of Trade?

Mr. Fernyhough

One Board of Trade factory was completed in November, another is due to be completed very shortly, and there is a projected factory to be built by the local authority. I hope that all these will get tenants very quickly.

Following is the information:

INDUSTRIAL ANALYSIS OF THE NUMBER OF PERSONS REGISTERED AS UNEMPLOYED IN THE AREA COVERED BY ABERDEEN EMPLOYMENT EXCHANGE AT 8TH JANUARY, 1968
Males Females Total
Agriculture and horticulture 95 2 97
Fishing 92 — 92
Bacon curing, meat and fish products 80 23 103
Shipbuilding and ship repairing 118 — 118
Spinning and doubling of cotton, flax and man-made fibres 15 2 17
Bricks, pottery, glass, cement, etc. 19 — 19
Timber 24 1 25
Construction 316 1 317
Sea transport 64 — 64
Distributive trades 232 64 296
Entertainment and sport 41 6 47
Catering, hotels, etc. 74 29 103
Private domestic service 3 10 13
Local government service 183 1 184
Other industries and services 782 119 901
Total, all industries and services 2,138 258 2,396