§ 55. Mr. Gourlayasked the Secretary of State for Employment what steps he intends to take to relieve the rate of male unemployment in Kirkcaldy, Buck-haven and Methil, Burntisland and Kinghorn.
§ Mr. Dudley SmithI am confident the extensive measures already taken by the Government to stimulate the economy in the country as a whole and in the development areas in particular will lead to an improvement in the unemployment164W situation in the hon. Member's constituency.
§ 84. Mr. Gourlayasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many building trade workers were registered as unemployed in the Kirkcaldy, Leven and Burntisland employment exchanges, respectively, in the month of December for each of the years 1969, 1970 and 1971.
§ Mr. Dudley SmithFollowing is the information:
NUMBERS OF PEOPLE REGISTERED AS UNEMPLOYED WHO LAST WORKED IN THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY Kirkcaldy Leven and Methil Burntisland December, 1969 185 170 30 December, 1970 228 189 17 December, 1971 305 197 46