§ Mr. Malcolm MacMillanasked the Minister of Labour the total number and percentage of persons unemployed in the Stornoway area at the most recent convenient date, the numbers in each class, and the total number in each of the other islands of the Outer Hebrides.
§ Mr. Iain MacleodOn 14th July, 1,331 persons were registered as unemployed at the Stornoway Employment Exchange representing 26.8 per cent. of the estimated number of insured employees. The industries in which the largest numbers had last been employed were as follows:
The numbers in the other outer islands were as follows:
Fishing 102 Wool Textiles 82 Building 122 Civil Engineering 318 Port, River and Canal Transport 75 Distribution 67 Local Government Services 99 Hotels and Catering 27 Sea Transport 49
North Uist 92 South Uist 126 Barra 115 Benbecula 47 Eriskay 18