§ Mr. Malcolm MacMillanasked the Minister of Labour the numbers and percentage of unemployed at the latest Ministry count at Stornoway, and the numbers in Barra, South and North Uist and Benbecula, respectively, at the same date.
90Wnical branches of the Civil Service; what special effort to recruit for these services in the various areas of high unemployment has been arranged; and with what result.
Mr. fain MacleodStatistics are not available for the individual occupations concerned, but the following table shows the number of unfilled vacancies, notified to employment exchanges in groups which include these occupations on 9th March, 1959:
Mr. lain MacleodThe answer to the first part of the Question is 1,579 or 31.3 per cent., and to the second 122, 81, 113 and 29 respectively.