§ Mr. Atkinsonasked the Secretary of State for Employment on what date the current period of wage freeze will end; and at that date, what will have been the total number of days on which the basic rate of wages will not have been allowed to increase.
§ Mr. Chichester-ClarkThe Counter-Inflation (Temporary Provisions) Act re-
Men, 18 and over Boys, under 18 Women, 18 and over Girls, under 18 Total Percentage rate* Airdrie … 1,178 164 653 104 2,099 8.0 Bellshill … 480 82 237 41 840 Blantyre … 505 40 216 27 788 Carluke … 120 21 85 13 239 Coatbridge … 1,619 219 585 108 2,531 East Kilbride … 622 63 442 27 1,154 Hamilton … 1,283 123 479 41 1,926 Larkhall … 342 38 229 16 625 Motherwell … 760 97 415 82 1,354 Uddingston … 452 54 166 19 691 Wishaw … 827 141 456 104 1,528 Lanark … 268 32 174 25 499 6.5 Lesmahagow … 332 22 174 19 547 23.4 Shotts … 326 45 196 22 589 10.1 *Rates of unemployment are calculated by expressing the numbers unemployed as percentagee of the estimated numbers of employees, employed and unemployed. Rates can be calculated for ths whole of the North Lanarkshire travel-to-work area but not separately for its constituent parts.