§ Mr. Donald Stewartasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many new jobs for men in Scotland were created in the periods for the six years prior to June, 1970, and from June, 1970, to date; and how many existing jobs for Scotland were lost in the same period.
§ Mr. Chichester-ClarkPrecise information about job gains and job losses is not available, but an indication of the net change can be obtained by comparing levels of employment at different dates. Between June, 1964, and June, 1970, the number of male employees in employment in Scotland fell by about 85,000. Between June, 1970, and December, 1971, the latest date for which provisional figures are available, there was a further fall of around 46,000.