§ 6. Mr. Timmonsasked the Minister of Labour the number of persons signing the unemployed register at the various exchanges in Lanarkshire.
§ Mr. WatkinsonThe table below gives the information desired:
NUMBERS OF UNEMPLOYED PERSONS ON THE REGISTERS OF EMPLOYMENT EXCHANGES IN LANARKSHIRE AT 14TH FEBRUARY, 1955 Employment Exchange* Males Females Total Airdrie and Coat-bridge 1,124 950 2,074 Bellshill and Uddingston 429 339 768 Blantyre 178 154 332 Bridgeton 1,943 520 2,463 Cambuslang 230 256 486 Carluke 130 41 171 East Kilbride 20 46 66 Finnieston 535 130 665 Glasgow Central 1,743 278 2,021 Glasgow South Side 2,159 673 2,832 Govan 952 509 1,461 Hamilton 551 387 938 Kinning Park 650 232 882 Lanark 116 67 183 Larkhall 128 99 227 Lesmahagow 48 18 66 Maryhill 1,021 422 1,443 Motherwell and Wishaw 894 750 1,644 Parkhead 1,462 1,019 2,481 Partick 624 206 830 Rutherglen 221 117 338 Shotts 126 121 247 Springburn 1,574 288 1,862 Strathaven 25 28 53 Total Lanarkshire 16,883 7,650 24,533 *Including Youth Employment Office where appropriate.