§ 87. Mr. Hamiltonasked the Minister of Labour, in view of the fact that the numbers registered as unemployed in the Kirkcaldy and Leslie areas are increasing, that the numbers of vacancies remaining unfilled are decreasing and further unemployment is threatened in the Leslie area, what emergency steps he is taking to reverse these trends.
§ Mr. Iain MacleodAlthough there has been some deterioration, unemployment in the area is not severe. The unemployment figure for Kirkcaldy, Leslie, 59W and Leven for June, 1957, was 1.5 per cent. My local officers will do all they can to reduce unemployment to a minimum by early submission of unemployed workers to vacancies notified to the employment exchanges.