§ Mr. W. Hamiltonasked the Minister of Labour what is the anticipated number of school-leavers in Scotland, Fife, Cowdenbeath, and Dunfermline employment exchange areas, respectively, in each of the next five years.
§ Mr. P. ThomasIn Scotland the numbers of school-leavers seeking employment at ages 15, 16 and 17 are estimated as follows:
1960 … … … … 61,000 1961 … … … … 75,000 1962 … … … … 81,000 1963 … … … … 74,000 1964 … … … … 71,000 Estimates of the numbers of school-leavers in the next five years in Fife, Cowdenbeath and Dunfermline are not available; the following table gives an estimate of the number of 15-year-olds.
the latest date for which figures are available; and how many have been unemployed for longer than eight weeks.
§ Mr. HeathAt 13th June, 9,560 males and 128 females whose last previous employment was in construction were registered as unemployed in Scotland. Figures for duration of unemployment are not available for individual industries.