HC Deb 18 January 1949 vol 460 cc15-6W
Sir W. Darling

asked the Minister of Labour the number of males and females wholly unemployed in Scotland for over 12 months, including those registered under the Disabled Persons (Unemployment) Act, 1944.

Mr. Isaacs

At 6th December, 1948, there were 8,329 males and 980 females on the registers of employment exchanges in Scotland who had been continuously unemployed for more than 12 months. Of these, 2,461 men and 35 women were disabled persons registered under the Disabled Persons (Employment) Act. 1944.