HC Deb 16 April 1969 vol 781 cc263-4W
Mr. Whitaker

asked the Secretary of State for Employment and Productivity when the safety and fire arrangements of

INDUSTRIAL ANALYSIS OF THE NUMBER OF PERSONS REGISTERED AS UNEMPLOYED IN THE AREA COVERED BY THE ABERDEEN EMPLOYMENT EXCHANGE
10TH MARCH, 1969
Industry Men Boys Women Girls Total
Agriculture and Horticulture 74 1 75
Fishing 68 2 70
Bacon Curing, Meat and Fish Products 98 5 18 2 123
Shipbuilding and Shiprepairing 22 22
Spinning and Doubling of Cotton, Flax and Man-made Fibres 18 6 1 25
Bricks, Pottery, Glass, Cement, etc. 31 2 3 36
Timber 18 7 2 27
Construction 432 1 5 1 439
Sea Transport 46 1 47
Distributive Trades 253 10 66 5 334
Entertainment and Sport 29 1 30
Catering, Hotels, etc. 78 2 28 3 111
Private Domestic Service 3 11 14
Local Government Service 174 10 184
Other Industries and Services 768 10 139 6 923
Total, all Industries and Services 2,112 41 287 20 2,460

the Glasgow warehouse which was burnt down with the loss of 22 lives last November were last inspected; and what was the report of the inspectors.

Mr. Fernyhough

This factory was inspected by one of Her Majesty's Inspectors of Factories on 26th August, 1968. The inspectors found that the doors leading to the street from the escape staircase, which had been padlocked at the time of the previous inspection in April, 1968, were open. The fire alarm, however, was not fully operational and it had not been tested within the previous three months. The occupier was requested to take the necessary corrective action.