§ Mr. Oswaldasked the Secretary of State for Employment whether he is aware of growing unemployment in the building industry in the Edinburgh and Lothians area; and if he will state the total numbers of bricklayers registered as unemployed in the respective exchanges covered by the said area.
§ Mr. Dudley SmithI am aware that unemployment from construction in Edinburgh and the Lothians is somewhat higher than a year ago. The following table gives the available information about bricklayers.
Numbers of wholly unemployed men from construction registered for employment as bricklayers on 8th March, 1971: Edinburgh … … … … 59 Leith … … … … 17 Portobello … … … … 11 Dalkeith … … … … 9 Loanhead … … … … 12 Musselburgh … … … … 16 Tranent … … … … 6 Bathgate … … … … 12 Livingston … … … … 9 West Calder … … … … 1 Broxburn … … … … 4 Bo'ness … … … … 3 Linlithgow … … … … — Haddington … … … … 1 Total … … … 160