§ Mr. Malcolm MacMillanasked the Minister of Labour how many women were in local employment in the Stornoway area in December in each of the years 1950, 1955, 1960 and 1963, respectively; and how many were married women.
§ Mr. W. WhitelawI am setting out in the table below the estimated number of females in employment in the area of the Stornoway Employment Exchange in the years 1960, 1955, 1960 and 1962. These figure are available only for mid years; those for 1963 are not yet ready. I regret that information about married women is not available.
Employees in Employment—Females Stornoway Employment Exchange Mid Mid Mid Mid 1950 1955 1960 1962 1,600 1,400 1,500 1,500
§ Mr. Malcolm MacMillanasked the Minister of Labour how many men and women, respectively, have been placed in seasonal employment through his Stornoway office since 1st March, 1964; and how many of each were found jobs in normal employment.
§ Mr. W. WhitelawSince 1st March, 1964, the Stornoway Employment Exchange has placed 4 women in seasonal employment and 36 men and 3 women in normal employment.
§ Mr. Malcolm MacMillanasked the Minister of Labour what is the present number of boys and girls, respectively, registered as unemployed in the Stornoway area; and what is the current number of employment vacancies in the district.
§ Mr. WhitelawOn 16th March, 100 boys and 59 girls were registered as unemployed at the Stornoway Employment Exchange. There were two unfilled vacancies for boys, and none for girls on 11th March.