§ Mr. D. GRAHAMasked the Minister of Labour the number of men, women, boys and girls, respectively, who have been placed in employment by the various Employment Exchanges in the county of Lanark during each of the years 1931, 1932 and 1933, and the number in each of the years that renewed registration on account of having been employed temporarily.
§ Sir H. BETTERTON, pursuant to his reply [OFFICIAL REPORT, 1st March, 1934, column 1243, Vol. 286] supplied the following information: 1663W
1664W
NUMBERS OF VACANCIES* FILLED BY LOCAL OFFICES OF THE MINISTRY OF LABOUR IN THE COUNTY OF LANARK, EXCLUDING GLASGOW. Local Office. 1931. 1932. 1933. Men. Women. Boys. Girls. Total. Men. Women. Boys. Girls. Total. Men. Women. Boys. Girls. Total. Airdrie … 1,553 200 75 78 1,906 3,746 996 85 218 5,045 2,363 307 62 92 2,824 Cambuslang … 498 77 27 10 612 480 45 10 9 544 378 62 9 29 478 Carluke … 99 47 3 24 173 173 244 — 17 434 205 228 10 27 470 Coatbridge … 3,660 134 85 78 3,957 4,454 117 200 83 4,854 3,516 108 155 89 3,868 East kilbride … 84 15 — 3 102 61 14 1 1 77 136 99 1 6 242 Hamilton … 537 319 232 105 1,193 537 386 162 96 1,181 401 359 142 143 1,045 Lanark … 188 32 28 1 249 162 102 44 1 309 167 106 26 7 306 Larkhall … 406 19 14 1 440 289 57 3 6 355 715 105 10 3 833 Lesmahagow … 116 — 1 — 117 122 6 3 — 131 235 — — — 235 Motherwell … 1,170 103 118 80 1,471 1,219 269 107 158 1,753 1,161 154 191 124 1,630 Rutherglen … 732 283 79 113 1,206 646 328 51 147 1,172 717 327 105 240 1,389 Shotts … 593 11 22 1 627 376 10 32 — 418 294 7 19 2 322 Strathaven … 82 44 2 2 130 170 134 — 1 305 187 180 1 — 368 Uddingston … 80 39 8 11 138 144 52 15 14 225 144 64 9 11 228 Wishaw … 377 57 54 32 520 422 63 57 38 580 323 46 51 50 470 Total … 10,175 1,379 748 539 12,841 13,001 2,823 770 789 17,383 10,942 2,152 791 823 14,708 * The figures relate to vacancies; the number of separate individual concerned is not known.