§ Mr. Dempseyasked the Minister of Labour how many craftsmen and labourers, respectively, were temporarily unemployed in Scotland and the United Kingdom, respectively, at the most recent convenient date; and what is his estimate of the number of them who were so unemployed as a result of the bad weather.
§ Mr. HareAt 14th January, 1963, the number of men temporarily stopped was 15,239 in Scotland and 171,217 in the United Kingdom. No occupational breakdown is available. These figures were 10,488 and 138,025, respectively, greater than those for 10th December, 1962, and it is estimated that the increase was almost entirely due to the weather.