HC Deb 26 June 1951 vol 489 cc128-9W
112. Mr. Hector Hughes

asked the Minister of Labour how many men and women are unemployed in the City of Aberdeen; in what trades; and how these figures compare with the figures in the same trades there this time last year.

Mr. Robens

The following table gives the information desired:

Mr. Robens

I assume that my hon. Friend is referring to men with a liability to recall as Z or equivalent reservists. Under the present arrangements, which are provisional and subject to review, a colliery electrician might be recalled in an emergency but only if he was urgently required for service in a capacity for which his previous experience in the Forces made him specially suitable.