§ Mrs. Ewingasked the Minister of Labour if he will list the Scottish employment exchanges which have a percentage of unemployment below the average for the counties of England, specifying for each area the percentage of unemployed persons; and what proportion of the total population of Scotland these exchanges cover.
§ Mr. FernyhoughOn 8th January, 1968, the percentage rate of unemployment at each of the following seven Employment Exchange or travel-to-work areas in Scotland was below 2.4 per cent., the comparable rate for England:
Per cent. Edinburgh group … … 2.3 Forfar … … 2.2 Peebles … … 2.1 St. Andrews and Tayport … … 2.1 Jedburgh and Kelso … … 1.8 Hawick … … 1.6 Galashiels … … 1.2 About one-eighth of all employees in Scotland are estimated to be in these areas.