HC Deb 18 December 1957 vol 580 cc69-70W
90. Mr. Ross

asked the Minister of Labour the number of bricklayers registering as unemployed in Ayrshire and in Scotland on the most recent available date, and at same time in 1955 and 1956.

Mr. Iain Macleod

The following are the numbers of bricklayers aged 18 and over in the building and civil engineering contracting industries registered as wholly unemployed in Ayrshire and in Scotland at the under-mentioned dates.

Date Ayrshire Scotland
14th November, 1955 4 40
12th November, 1956 2 74
11th November, 1957 26 212