§ Mr. Hector Hughesasked the Minister of Labour the number of people of each sex employed to date in the City and County of Aberdeen, indicating the respective trades affected; and how these figures compare with the corresponding figures for each of the last five years.
§ Mr. Iain MacleodI am having the available information extracted and will write to the hon. and learned Member.
§ Mr. Hector Hughesasked the Minister of Labour if he is aware of the increasing unemployment in the City of Aberdeen and County of Aberdeen: and what steps he is taking to reduce it.
§ Mr. Iain MacleodI am aware that unemployment was higher this June than during the corresponding period of recent years. It has, however, been falling since January. My local officers are doing all that they can to reduce it by submitting unemployed workers to vacancies notified to employment exchanges.