§ 43. Mr. Malcolm MacMillanasked the Minister of Labour if he will state the number and percentage of persons unemployed at the most recent Ministry count in the Stornoway area; the number in each of the islands of North and South Uist, Barra, and Benbecula; and what recent steps have been taken by Her Majesty's Government to reduce unemployment and short-time working in the isles.
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§ Mr. WoodOn 17th November, 1958, 1,958 people were registered as unemployed in Stornoway, representing 32.2 per cent. of the insured employees. On the same date there were 103 registered unemployed living on North Uist, 122 on South Uist, 152 on Barra and 58 on Benbecula. With regard to the last part of the Question, I would refer the hon. Member to the Answer given him by my right hon. Friend the Chancellor of the Exchequer on 12th November.
§ 44. Mr. Malcolm MacMillanasked the Minister of Labour how many boys and girls who left school this year in the Stornoway area have registered for employment at his local office; how many of them have been placed in jobs locally and elsewhere by the local office; and how many of those boys his office has placed in apprenticeships.
§ Mr. WoodForty-three boys and 31 girls who left school this year registered at the local office in Stornoway. Five boys and 16 girls have been placed locally and four boys in other districts. Seven of the boys have been placed in apprenticeships.
NUMBERS REGISTERED AS UNEMPLOYED IN GREAT BRITAIN AT THE UNDERMENTIONED DATES EXPRESSED AS PERCENTAGES OF THE NUMBERS UNEMPLOYED IN JANUARY, 1951 Wholly Unemployed Temporarily Stopped — Numbers Percentage of January, 1951 Numbers Percentage of January, 1951 15th January, 1951 … … … … 323,178 100 10,393 100 12th February, 1951 … … … … 293,749 91 8,203 78 12th March, 1951 … … … … 267,752 83 7,109 68 16th April, 1951 … … … … 246,197 76 6,755 65 21st May, 1951 … … … … 208,783 65 6,899 66 18th June, 1951 … … … … 183,317 57 7,459 72 16th July, 1951 … … … … 175,501 54 10,346 100 13th August, 1951 … … … … 193,627 60 11,257 108 17th September, 1951 … … … … 203,952 63 13,076 126 15th October, 1951 … … … … 234,454 73 29,302 282 12th November, 1951 … … … … 254,207 79 36,270 349 10th December, 1951 … … … … 259,438 80 43,518 419 13th January, 1958 … … … … 374,057 116 21,470 207 17th February, 1958 … … … … 392,820 122 31,727 305 17th March, 1958 … … … … 395,727 122 37,344 359 14th April, 1958 … … … … 407,429 126 36,270 349 12th May, 1958 … … … … 389,044 120 58,512 563 16th June, 1958 … … … … 367,970 114 61,287 590 14th July, 1958 … … … … 362,074 112 49,764 479 11th August, 1958 … … … … 402,633 125 42,970 413 15th September, 1958 … … … … 415,926 129 60,060 578 13th October, 1958 … … … … 451,165 140 62,677 603