§ Mr. Mathersasked the Minister of Labour whether he will give particulars of the unemployment position in respect of persons coming within the ambit of the Bo'ness Employment Exchange, showing
— Aged 14–15. Aged 16–17. Aged 18–20. Aged 21 and over. Total, aged 14 and over. 24th February, 1936: Wholly Unemployed … 73 38 35 416 562 Casuals … — 10 31 361 402 Temporarily Stopped … — 7 17 177 201 Total … 73 55 83 954 1,165 22nd February, 1937: Wholly Unemployed … 74 42 46 329 491 Casuals … — — 26 413 439 Temporarily Stopped … — 8 17 100 125 Total … 74 50 89 842 1,055 14th February, 1938: Wholly Unemployed … 79 53 56 294 482 Casuals … — — 31 340 371 Temporarily Stopped … — 10 36 160 206 Total … 79 63 123 794 1,059 13th February, 1939: Wholly Unemployed … 83 35 40 333 491 Casuals … — — 11 178 189 Temporarily Stopped … — 15 34 182 231 Total … 83 50 85 693 911 Note.—Comparison of the figures for 13th February, 1939 and 14th February, 1938, with those for the earlier date given above, is affected by the introduction, in September, 1937, of a revised procedure for counting the unemployed, under which persons subsequently found to be in employment at the date of the count are excluded from the figures.