§ Dr. A. Thompsonasked the Minister of Labour the total of juveniles leaving school and the number of jobs available for them in the Cowdenbeath Employment Exchange area in December 1950, 1955, and 1959, respectively.
§ Mr. HeathThe number of school leavers at the various dates were December, 1950*, 242; December, 1955, 122; December, 1959, 135. The total number of jobs available for them cannot be precisely stated.
* In 1950 there was only one leaving date for the autumn term in Cowdenbeath—at the end of the term—whereas in 1955 and 1959 there were three dates—in September, November and December. Comparable figures to 242 in 1950 would be 252 in 1955 and 274 in 1959.
§ Dr. A. Thompsonasked the Minister of Labour the total manpower employed in coal mining in the Cowdenbeath Employment Exchange area in December, 1950, 1955, and 1959, respectively; and the estimated total for December, 1960.
§ Mr. HeathManpower statistics for employment exchange areas are available on a comparable basis only since 1952 and for the month of May. The figures for May, 1952, 1955 and 1958 are 11,766, 11,324 and 11,328 respectively. The figures for 1959 are not yet available. I am unable to make any forecast for 1960.