§ Mr. Alexander Wilsonasked the Secretary of State for Employment whether he will now consider building sheltered workshops in selected parts of Scotland, in consultation with the local authorities.
§ Mr. Dudley SmithWherever in Great Britain there are still sufficient unemployed severely disabled workers to
TOTAL NUMBERS REGISTERED AS UNEMPLOYED AND PERCENTAGE RATES OF UNEMPLOYMENT AT 8TH FEGRUARY, 1971(PROVISIONAL) IN EMPLOYMENT EXCHANGES AREAS IN LANARKSHIRE Men, 18 and over Boys under 18 Women, 18 and over Girls under 18 Total Percentage rate* Airdrie … … 1,034 112 379 69 1,594 6.4 Bellshill … … 477 51 209 55 792 Blantyre … … 433 28 123 17 601 Carluke … … 105 13 49 16 183 Coatbridge … … 1,280 152 449 80 1,961 East Kilbride … 475 41 146 26 688 Hamilton … … 1,103 40 435 51 1,629 Larkhall … … 341 20 197 20 578 Motherwell … 681 73 312 43 1,109 Uddingston … 390 40 142 19 591 Wishaw … … 718 66 361 79 1,224 Lanark … … 295 29 123 18 465 5.9 Lesmahgow … 298 18 72 21 409 15.5 Shotts … … 314 19 159 32 524 8.9 * Percentage rates of unemployment are calculated by expressing the total numbers registered as unemployed as percentages of the estimated numbers of employees, employed and unemployed. Percentage rates can be calculated for the whole of the North Lanarkshire travel-to-work area but not separately for its constituent parts.