§ Mr. Sillarsasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many miners who were made redundant under the National Coal Board scheme for men aged 55 years and over originally registered for employment, following the implementation of the scheme, at the Cumnock, Ayr and Girvan Exchanges; of these men how many are still seeking employment; and how many have reached retiral age.
§ Mr. BryanDuring the quarter ended 11th September, 1967—the quarter in which the Redundant Mineworkers Payment Scheme started—23 redundant mineworkers registered at the Cumnock, Girvan and Ayr Employment Exchanges. We have no record of how many were over the age of 55. We have no comprehensive information about the numbers in the areas referred to who qualified under the Scheme since it began or the numbers reaching retiring age. At 13th September, 1971—the latest date for which figures are available—36 former mineworkers aged 55 or over and in receipt of payments under the Redundant Mineworkers Payments Scheme were registered as unemployed at Cumnock, Girvan and Ayr.
§ Mr. Sillarsasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many young people are unemployed in the Cumnock, Ayr and Girvan Exchange areas; and of these how many have been unemployed for over 12 weeks and 26 weeks, respectively.
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§ Mr. BryanThe most recent detailed analysis by duration of unemployment relates to October. At 11th October, 263 young persons were registered as wholly unemployed at the Cumnock, Ayr and Girvan Careers Offices. Of these, 79 had been on the registers for more than 13 weeks, including 18 who had been registered for more than 26 weeks. Information is not available for those registered for more than 12 weeks.
For 8th November, the provisional results of the count indicated that 227 wholly unemployed young persons were registered at these offices.