HC Deb 22 April 1971 vol 815 c417W
40. Mr. William Hamilton

asked the Secretary of State for Employment what

TOTAL NUMBERS REGISTERED AS UNEMPLOYED IN EMPLOYMENT EXCHANGE AREAS
Cumbernauld East Kilbride Glenrothes Irvine Livingston*
Males Females Males Females Males Females Males Females Males Females
1970
February … 210 120 306 101 462 180 276 66 134 21
March … 201 123 328 144 411 151 243 56 128 25
April … 224 127 435 167 3S4 151 265 72 149 28
May … 201 132 379 147 381 144 246 63 128 38
June … 219 133 333 146 396 137 217 120 123 37
July … 263 118 386 153 436 162 275 75 141 31
August … 254 114 497 135 485 209 299 71 128 34
September … 240 114 442 162 492 193 311 64 135 43
October … 244 103 429 175 3S4 189 306 69 134 38
November … 267 109 423 143 418 172 317 63 173 45
December … 307 125 420 134 429 181 333 74 176 45
1971
January … 361 142 499 152 497 194 411 85 237 66
February … 387 163 516 172 498 217 440 100 260 70
March … 394 149 509 219 529 259 493 130 315 78
April (provisional) … 519 177 805 277 595 273 484 136 391 59
* The Livingston Employment Exchange does not cover the whole of the Livingston New Town area.

41. Mr. William Hamilton

asked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will publish in the OFFICIAL REPORT a table showing the numbers unemployed, male and female separately, in each employment exchange area in Scotland for the months of February and August from 1961 to February, 1971.

Mr. David Howell

The information for all of the dates specified could be provided only at a very high cost.

I will send the hon. Member the figures which can be provided.