§ Mr. Boydenasked the Minister of Labour what steps he is taking to increase the number of building craftsmen in those trades and those areas where there are serious shortages.
§ Mr. GodberBy the end of 1964 training places in building trades in Government Training Centres will have been increased from the present figure of 420 to just over 1,400 from which an annual output of about 2,400 trainees is
ESTIMATER NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES IN EMPLOYMENT EXCHANGE AREAS IN FIFE — mid-1957 mid-1958 mid-1959 mid-1960 mid-1961 mid-1962 M F M F M F M F M F M F Anstruther … 1,666 949 1,647 747 1,710 778 1,712 720 1,662 849 1,657 769 Cupar … 6,040 3,130 5,631 3,023 5,818 2,732 5,880 3,017 5,946 2,905 6,363 3,027 *Dunfermline/Inver-keithing 20,766 8,859 20,456 8,435 20,412 8,461 20,600 8,688 20,601 8,473 20,431 8,793 Cowdenbeath 16,707 3,898 16,498 4,210 15,495 4,095 14,154 4,074 13,640 3,964 12,627 3,963 Burntisland … 3,004 615 2,869 546 2,265 607 2,160 579 2,475 574 2,525 532 *Kirkcaldy/Glenrothes 19,628 11,123 20,148 10,588 21,212 11,184 21,851 11,195 21,737 11,319 21,711 12,518 Leven and Methil 15,005 3,757 14,578 4,044 13,448 4,183 11,989 4,065 12,001 4,241 12,168 4,170 St. Andrews/Tayport 3,665 2,591 3,621 2,627 3,492 2,676 3,640 2,696 3,743 2,742 3,616 2,692 * Separate figures are not available.