HC Deb 25 May 1971 vol 818 cc117-8W
Mr. Sillars

asked the Secretary of State for Employment how many construction workers are unemployed in the West Central Scotland area, giving the figures to the nearest convenient date; and how this compares with the previous six months.

Mr. Dudley Smith

The following table shows for the Glasgow planning region of Scotland the number of wholly unemployed men who last worked in the construction industry:

Wholly unemployed men registered in the Glasgow planning region of Scotland who last worked in the construction industry
May, 1971 14,575
April, 1971 14,405
March, 1971 14,071
February, 1971 14,075
January, 1971 13,917
December, 1970 11,402
November, 1970 10,867