§ Mr. William Hamiltonasked the Secretary of State for Employment and Productivity what was the level of unemployment in January, February and March in each of the last seven years in Great Britain and Scotland, respectively; and how the Scottish figures compared with the overall totals of unem-
Great Britain Scotland Registered unemployed Percentage rate Registered unemployed Percentage rate Registered unemployed in Scotland as a percentage of those in Great Britain 1964 January … 500,742 2.2 101,428 4.6 20.3 February … 464,072 2.0 96,967 4.4 20.9 March … 425,386 1.8 92,065 4.2 21.6 1965 January … 376,378 1.6 79,722 3.6 21.2 February … 367,889 1.6 77,870 3.5 21.2 March … 372,089 1.6 73,781 3.3 19.8 1966 January … 349,665 1.5 70,614 3.2 20.2 February … 339,375 1.4 64,689 2.9 19.1 March … 314,164 1.3 60,832 2.8 19.4 1967 January … 600,157 2.6 88,902 4.1 14.8 February … 602,840 2.6 90,113 4.1 14.9 March … 568,968 2.4 87,689 4.0 15.4 1968 January … 630,855 2.7 95,315 4.4 15.1 February … 619,158 2.7 90,865 4.2 14.7 March … 589,852 2.5 86,984 4.0 14.7 1969 January … 594,519 2.6 89,630 4.1 15.1 February … 591,221 2.6 85,649 4.0 14.5 March … 589,410 2.5 83,197 3.9 14.1 1970 January … 628,325 2.7 95,996 4.4 15.3 February … 624,175 2.7 91,568 4.2 14.7 March (provisional) … 624,383 2.7 91,523 4.2 14.7