Lanark (Hansard, 18 June 1953)

§ Mr. Watkinson

In view of the work involved in compiling the statistics asked for, I hope my hon. Friend will accept the figures for alternate months. Following are the numbers registered as unem-

Situation of Houses	Date of Tender	Construction	Cost per House	Type of House
						£
Orkney County:
Stromness	…	…	…	November, 1951	Brick (Hall Cottage)	1,991	4-apartment cottages
				March, 1953	Brick (Dunedin space-saving)	1,862	3-apartment cottages
Kirkwall	…	…	…	February, 1952	Stone	1,980–1,982	3-apartment cottages, flat and terraced houses.
Zetland County:
Landward area (various sites)	February, 1952	Concrete blocks	2,367–2,709	4-apartment cottages

NOTES:

(i) The table relates to prices approved in 1952 and 1953.

(ii) The prices are initial tender prices and do not allow for the cost of abnormal under-building or any special site conditions.

(iii) No prices were approved during the period for timber houses.

(iv) In view of the small number of tenders, the difference in design and other circumstances, no comparison of the prices can usefully be made.

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ployed in the County of Lanark, including Glasgow, and separately for East Kilbride in every other month since January, 1952. Many districts of Lanarkshire are within easy reach of East Kilbride but the number of persons not resident in that new town, who might be able to accept employment there, would depend on the types of vacancies available and the qualifications and circumstances of the individual workers.

Month	Numbers Unemployed
County of Lanark	East Kilbride
14th January, 1952	29,476	34
17th March, 1952	28,457	31
12th May, 1952	27,889	30
14th July, 1952	28,254	22
15th September, 1952	29,188	22
10th November, 1952	30,044	31
12th January, 1953	32,264	33
16th March, 1953	29,376	39
11th May, 1953	26,016	28