§ Mr. Maclennanasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what further consideration he has given to representations which he has received from fishermen's organisations about the possible effect of the six-day suspension rule when it comes into operation; and what reply he has sent.
§ Mr. PentlandThe fishermen's organisations were informed on 14th October that, consequent upon the postponement of legislation requiring employers to make guarantee payments to suspended workers during the first six days of suspension, the Government had decided to defer the application of the six days suspension rule to flat-rate unemployment benefit and to provide that the present arrangements for the payment of benefit should continue for the time being. This will give more time for consideration of the problems of particular industries, such as share fishing, in the wider context of other developments including the Government's forthcoming proposals for a new earnings-related social security scheme.
1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 Males … … 661 759 748 806 905 994 984 1,102 Age in years 0– … … 13 11 14 10 12 5 10 12 1–4 … … 59 55 74 86 87 78 77 95 5–14 … … 60 71 73 72 70 72 95 104 15–24 … … 47 48 35 52 60 71 60 64 25–34 … … 37 58 56 30 73 58 75 67 35–44 … … 55 77 78 86 86 85 97 92 45–54 … … 92 128 109 107 110 159 118 130 55–64 … … 122 161 137 151 181 195 166 197 65–74 … … 139 111 135 156 157 195 207 229 75+ … … 37 39 37 56 69 76 79 112 Females … … 628 660 704 683 793 838 943 941 Age in years 0– … … 9 7 10 7 10 9 11 8 1–4 … … 44 42 53 51 68 64 75 64 5–14 … … 50 52 59 54 57 69 63 72 15–24 … … 42 45 43 37 53 47 44 49 25–34 … … 48 58 48 48 47 59 59 43 35–44 … … 86 78 72 80 73 72 96 83 45–54 … … 77 107 114 98 109 103 132 120 55–64 … … 133 129 130 117 153 164 179 179 65–74 … … 103 109 127 134 170 176 195 193 75+ … … 36 33 48 57 58 75 89 130 Persons—All Ages … … 1,289 1,419 1,452 1,489 1,703 1,832 1,927 2,043