§ Mr. Hector Hughesasked the Minister of Labour if he is aware of the unemployment and short-time working in the box-making industry in Aberdeen; and what steps he is taking to resolve this problem.
NUMBERS OF UNEMPLOYED PERSONS ON THE REGISTERS OF THE BOROUGH EMPLOYMENT EXCHANGE AT 16TH JANUARY, 1956, AND 14TH JANUARY, 1957 — Total number of unemployed persons on registers Registered disabled persons unemployed Suitable for ordinary employment (included in Column (2)) Severely disabled persons classified as unlikely to obtain employment other than under special conditions (excluded from Column (2)) (1) (2) (3) (4) 16th January, 1956: Men … 427 58 6 Boys … 29 — — Women … 101 23 4 Girls … 6 1 1 Total … 563 82 11 14th January, 1957: Men … 811 96 6 Boys … 47 2 — Women … 116 28 3 Girls … 16 — — Total … 990 126 9