§ 49. Mr. W. Hamiltonasked the President of the Board of Trade how many new jobs have been provided in Fife in the last 12 months; how many more he expects in the forthcoming year; and how many have been lost, or are likely to be lost, in mining and other industries in the same periods.
§ Mr. N. MacphersonAbout 100 jobs have been provided in Fife in the last twelve months from new building for which industrial development certificates are required. Over 1,300 new jobs are now in prospect from new building and other developments, but it is not possible to say how many of these will arise in the next year. I understand that in the last twelve months about 270 jobs have been lost in the mining industry and about 350 in other industries. I regret that I cannot give an estimate of the number of jobs likely to be lost in the forthcoming year.