§ Mrs. Ewingasked the President of the Board of Trade if he will list separately the number of new jobs made available in the constituency of Hamilton and in Scotland in each of the years 1951 to 1967, inclusive.
§ Mrs. Gwyneth DunwoodyInformation on the number of new jobs created in the Hamilton constituency is not available but the additional employment which applicants for industrial development certificates estimated would arise from buildings completed for manufacturing industry in Scotland and in the employment exchange areas of Hamilton, Larkhall and Blantyre, which together largely comprise the constituency, is given in the table below. In view of the travel-to-work pattern between the constituency and East Kilbride, similar information for the latter employment exchange area is also included.
ment certificates have already been made available.
§ Mrs. Gwyneth DunwoodyI regret that the information is not available.
319WBut it is likely that many of the 253 projects referred to, for which industrial development certificates were issued between 1st December, 1966, and 30th November, 1967, have not yet been completed.