§ Mr. Malcolm MacMillanasked the Secretary of State for Employment and Productivity how many registered unemployed persons in the Stornoway area have taken places at Government training centres in each of the last eight years; and how many are at present undergoing training.
§ Mr. Dell:This information is not readily available for the whole period in the form requested. 91 applications for training have been received from Stornoway in the last eight years and 42 men from this area have completed courses during the last three years. There are six in training at present, four of whom were unemployed when they applied for training.
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§ Mr. Malcolm MacMillanasked the Secretary of State for Employment and Productivity how many disabled persons, registered at Stornoway, have been found jobs in the area in each of the last 10 years; and what progress is being made with provision of suitable work locally for disabled people.
§ Mr. Dell:Figures are readily available only from 1962. They are as follows:
1962 13 1963 23 1964 9 1965 11 1966 15 1967 8 1968 16 1969 9 1970 (to date) 7 There is no proposal to set up a sheltered workshop for severely disabled persons in Stornoway.
§ Mr. Malcolm MacMillanasked the Secretary of State for Employment and Productivity what were the numbers and percentage of registered female unemployed in the Stornoway area at each of the December and June counts in each of the last 10 years; and what measures are being taken to provide jobs specifically for women in the area.
§ Mr. Dell:The following is the information:
FEMALES REGISTERED AS UNEMPLOYED AND PERCENTAGE RATES OF UNEMPLOYMENT FORFEMALES IN THE AREA COVERED BY THE STORNOWAY EMPLOYMENT EXCHANGE June December Number Percentage Number Percentage 1969 72 4.2 215 12.7 1968 94 5.5 263 15.5 1967 91 5.7 326 20.6 1966 84 5.0 282 16.8 1965 93 6.0 318 20.6 1964 77 4.8 291 18.0 1963 111 6.5 289 16.8 1962 115 7.4 335 21.4 1961 106 6.2 315 18.3 1960 85 5.5 220 14.2 My right hon. Friend the Minister of Technology brings to the notice of suitable firms the nature of the labour resources in any particular area.
§ Mr. Malcolm MacMillanasked the Secretary of State for Employment and 176W Productivity how many persons, registered at Stornoway, who completed courses at Government training centres, have been placed in relevant employment in the last three years; and if she will make a statement.
§ Mr. Malcolm MacMillanasked the Secretary of State for Employment and Productivity what was the average and the lowest percentage of unemployment on the Stornoway register in each of the past 10 years; and what measures are being taken to supplement the effect of the activities of the Highlands and Islands Development Board in providing new industrial jobs in this area.
§ Mr. Dell:Suitable developments in the Stornoway area would be eligible for development area assistance under the Local Employment Acts and the Industrial Development Act provided that similar assistance had not been or was not being, obtained from the Highlands and Islands Development Board.
THE AVERAGE AND THE LOWEST PERCENTAGE RATE OF UNEMPLOYMENT FOR STORNOWAY EMPLOYMENT EXCHANGE AREA IN EACH OF THE PAST10 YEARS Average percentage rate Lowest percentage rate Month Percentage 1969 17.6 September 14.67 1968 20.66 September 15.67 1967 26.67 June 23.62 1966 21.65 September 18.64 1965 23.69 September 20.67 1964 22.64 June 18.66 1963 24.65 August 19.67 1962 25.62 June 20.69 1961 250 August 20.62 1960 24.68 July 18.65