§ Mr. Malcolm MacMillanasked the Minister of Labour (1) the number and
Date Stornowar North Uist South Uist Barra Benbecula Numbers Unemployed Per cent. Rate Numbers Unemployed Numbers Unemployed Numbers Unemployed Numbers Unemployed January, 1958 … 1,549 30.7 107 160 165 34 February, 1958 … 1,702 33.7 128 146 167 39 March, 1958 … 1,911 37.9 89 138 156 52 April, 1958 … 1,737 34.4 91 155 138 50 May, 1958 … 1,565 31.0 90 150 128 47 June, 1958 … 1,454 28.8 96 131 118 48 July, 1958 … 1,331 26.4 92 126 115 47 August, 1958 … 1,412 28.0 97 120 130 45 September, 1958 … 1,572 31.1 91 125 133 51 October, 1958 … 1,519 30.1 89 108 137 45 November, 1958 … 1,598 31.7 103 122 152 58 December, 1958 … 1,636 32.4 113 114 149 46 January, 1959 … 1,867 37.0 117 117 155 45 February, 1959 … 1,927 38.2 129 112 148 45 March, 1959 … 1,736 34.4 122 98 140 39 April, 1959 … 1,579 31.3 113 81 122 29 May, 1959 … 1,428 28.3 90 61 129 25 June, 1959 … 1,334 26.4 88 56 119 17 July, 1959 … 1,154 22.9 89 57 111 22
§ Mr. Malcolm MacMillanasked the Minister of Labour to what extent the reduction in the number of persons unemployed in each of the islands of the Outer Hebrides since April, 1959, is the result of increased employment on public works of all kinds; and what numbers have been placed with private firms in each of the areas.
§ Mr. Iain MacleodIt is not possible to relate changes in the registered unemployed to the number of vacancies filled over a period, since particular individuals may have been placed in employment on more than one occasion; workers may proceed from one job to another without becoming unemployed; others may cease to register as unemployed106W percentage of unemployed in the Stornoway area at the most recent count; and what were the numbers, unemployed, at the same date in each of the islands of Barra, South Uist, Benbecula and North Uist;
(2) the number and percentage of unemployed in the Stornoway area and in each of the islands of North and South Uist, Barra and Benbecula at the date of the official count in each of the months from January, 1958, to June, 1959, inclusive.
§ Mr. Iain MacleodThe information desired is given in the following table. A percentage rate of unemployment cannot be given for the smaller islands as there is no separate insured population figure for these islands.
for other reasons, e.g. sickness, retirement. The following table gives details of vacancies filled since April, 1959.
107W
Area Vacancies filled in public works Vacancies filled in private firms Total Stornoway Employment Exchange (Islands of Lewis and Harris) 187 985 1,172 Barra 1 42 43 North Uist 21 33 54 South Uist 45 46 91 Benbecula 23 21 44 Totals 277 1,127 1,404
§ Mr. Malcolm MacMillanasked the Minister of Labour if he will express statistically the extent to which the reduction in unemployment in the Stornoway area and each of the islands of Barra, North and South Uist and Benbecula since April, 1959, has resulted from filling of vacancies outside those areas.
§ Mr. lain MacleodThe following table gives details of vacancies filled.
Area Vacancies filled in other districts Local vacancies filled Total Stornoway Employment Exchange Area (Islands of Lewis and Harris) 315 857 1,172 Barra 30 13 43 North Uist 14 40 54 South Uist 15 76 91 Benbecula 5 39 44 Totals 379 1,025 1,404