§ Mr. Adam Hunterasked the Minister of Labour if he will state the percentage of registered unemployed adult males in 148W the respective exchanges in Fife who, because of mental or physical disabilities, are only suitable and available for light work or part-time employment.
§ Mr. FernyhoughThe figures requested are given in the table below:
Employment Exchange Total of Unemployed adult males Number of disabled adult males registered for light or part-time employment Column 3 as a percentage of column 2 (1) (2) (3) Anstruther 75 12 16 Burntisland 31 2 6.5 Cowdenbeath 800 127 15.9 Cupar 153 10 6.5 Dunfermline 391 35 9.0 Glenrothes 353 27 7.6 Inverkeithing 45 4 8.9 Kirkcaldy 758 145 19.1966 Leven 1,206 116 9.6 St.Andrews 49 5 10.2 Total 3,861 483 12.5 NOTE: The figures have been obtained by a count made at these exchanges on 16th February. Those in column 3 relate to registered and unregistered unemployed disabled persons, i.e. all those receiving the assistance of disablement resettlement officers, in respect of whom a medical report indicates that employment should be light or part-time.
§ Mr. Adam Hunterasked the Minister of Labour if he will detail the percentage of unemployment in all employment exchanges in the country of Fife.
§ Mr. FernyhoughFollowing is the information:
PROVISIONAL PERCENTAGE RATES OF UNEMPLOYMENT IN THE AREAS COVERED EMPLOYMENT EXCHANGES OR TRAVEL-TO-WORK AREAS IN THE COUNTY OF FIFE AT 12TH FEBRUARY, 1968 Anstruther 7.2 Cupar 2.4 Dunfermline, Burntisland, Cowdenbeath, Inverkeithing* 4.6 Kirkcaldy, Glenrothes, Leven and Methil* 6.0 St. Andrews, Tayport* 1.5 * Percentage rates can be calculated for the whole of a travel-to-work area but not separately for its constituent parts.