§ 49. Mr. Dempseyasked the Minister of Labour how many persons were registering in Coatbridge and Airdrie employment exchanges at the latest convenient date, and at the same date in 1962; and what these figures represent as a percentage of the insurable population.
§ Mr. WhitelawAt 14th January 2,489 at Coatbridge and 1,825 at Airdrie, and at 15th January, 1962, 1,716 and 1,214 respectively. In the North Lanarkshire travel-to-work group of which these exchange areas are part the percentage rates of unemployment at the two dates were 9.7 and 6.5.