§ Dr. A. Thompsonasked the Minister of Labour how many were registered as unemployed in the Cowdenbeath employment exchange area at the last count; and how this compares with the figures at the same time last year.
§ Mr. WhitelawThere were 1,396 unemployed on 13th April, 1964, compared with 1,582 on 8th April, 1963.
§ Dr. A. Thompsonasked the Minister of Labour what is the ratio of boys under 18 years of age registered as wholly unemployed in the Cowdenbeath employment exchange area at the latest convenient date to the number of unfilled notified vacancies.
§ Mr. WhitelawAt the April count there were 47 wholly unemployed boys to 11 unfilled vacancies in the Cowdenbeath Youth Employment Office area.