§ Mr. William Hamiltonasked the Minister of Labour how many jobs have been lost in Central West Fife in the last five years; and what is the expected loss in the next five years.
§ Mr. MarshComparison of the estimated number of employees in employment at the mid-year counts shows that between mid-1959 and mid-1964, the latest date for which figures are available, the estimated number of employees in employment in the Employment Exchange areas of Cowdenbeath, Inverkeithing, Dunfermline, Burntisland, Kirkcaldy and Glenrothes decreased by about 2,900.
I cannot say what the figures for the next five years might show.