§ 68. Mr. Owenasked the Minister of Labour why more than 16,000 young persons under 18 years of age were registered as unemployed in Great Britain on 15th June; and whether he will make a statement of Government policy to deal with this danger to the livelihood of the youth of this country.
§ Mr. WoodIn June there were more than four times as many vacancies as
NUMBERS OF UNEMPLOYED PERSONS ON THE REGISTERS OF EACH EMPLOYMENT EXCHANGE IN MIDLOTHIAN IN JANUARY AND JUNE IN EACH OF THE YEARS 1951–59 Employment Exchanges 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 January Dalkeith … 192 116 210 230 230 144 320 226 412 East Calder … 34 42 44 49 36 40 40 70 104 Edinburgh* … 3,522 3,369 4,883 4,554 3,586 3,126 3,483 3,974 4,998 Leith … 1,074 898 1,409 1,216 921 800 890 906 1,249 Loan head … 102 81 269 199 215 149 155 246 312 Musselburgh … 247 312 453 483 440 354 411 384 596 Portobello … 204 163 307 256 203 180 225 252 399 West Calder … 93 66 91 187 117 85 112 141 193 Total, Midlothian 5,468 5,047 7,666 7,174 5,748 4,878 5,636 6,199 8,263 June Dalkeith … 68 121 141 148 101 144 128 212 244 East Calder … 10 14 23 26 28 27 33 39 48 Edinburgh* … 1,836 3,207 3,544 3,054 2,169 2,169 2,459 3,342 3,423 Leith … 598 824 979 857 666 607 632 878 1,148 Loanhead … 62 95 188 141 116 117 194 264 194 Musselburgh … 169 250 400 424 200 231 228 332 327 Portobello … 107 174 197 178 131 120 187 260 309 West Calder … 54 78 98 81 76 85 78 105 148 Total, Midlothian … 2,904 4,763 5,570 4,909 3,487 3,500 3,939 5,432 5,841 * Including Youth Employment Office.