§ 26. Dr. Strossasked the Minister of Labour how many pottery workers were totally and partially unemployed in Stoke-on-Trent in October, 1955, and at the last available date.
§ Mr. Iain MacleodThe number of pottery workers in Stoke-on-Trent registered as wholly unemployed on 10th October, 1955, was 287 and on 10th December, 1956, was 610. According to returns received from employers the number working short-time in Midland Region, the great majority of whom were in Stoke-on-Trent, was 966 in the week ended 26th November, 1955, and 4,711 in the week ended 24th November, 1956. More recent figures of the numbers wholly unemployed and working short-time will be available shortly, and I will write to the hon. Member about them as soon as they are ready.
NUMBERS OF PERSONS REGISTERED AS UNEMPLOYED IN ABERDEEN AT 10TH DECEMBER, 1956 Industry Males Females Total Agriculture, Horticulture and Forestry … … 122 6 128 Fishing … … 141 — 141 Non-Metalliferous Mining Products … … 63 — 63 Shipbuilding and Ship Repairing … … 86 — 86 Food Industries … … 92 81 173 Timber (Sawmilling, etc.) … … 101 2 103 Building and Civil Engineering Contracting … … 349 3 352 Road Transport … … 65 5 70 Sea Transport … … 93 1 94 Distributive Trades … … 246 151 397 Local Government Service … … 131 16 147 Professional Services … … 21 38 59 Sport, other Recreations and Betting … … 51 2 53 Catering, Hotels, etc. … … 95 74 169 All other Industries and Services … … 567 225 792 Total, all Industries and Services … … 2,223 604 2,827