§ Mr. Douglasasked the Secretary of State for Employment what was the number of unemployed in Scotland in the months of December, January and February in the period 1963 to 1971 as a percentage of the United Kingdom total for these months.
§ Mr. Dudley SmithThe following is the information:
NUMBERS REGISTERED AS UNEMPLOYED IN SCOTLAND AS PERCENTAGES OF THOSE REGISTERED AS UNEMPLOYED IN THE UNITED KINGDOM January February December 1962 … … — — 16.7 1963 … … 14.9 14.6 18.4 1964 … … 18.8 19.3 19.4 1965 … … 19.5 19.4 18.3 1966 … … 18.4 17.4 13.3 1967 … … 13.9 140 13.9 1968 … … 14.2 13.8 13.4 1969 … … 14.1 13.5 13.9 1970 … … 14.4 13.9 15.7 1971 … … 15.7 15.5 —