§ 20. Mr. Adam Hunterasked the Secretary of State for Employment what is the ratio of vacancies for male jobs in Scotland to the number of unemployed males.
§ Mr. Dudley SmithIn February there were 3.1 notified vacancies for males remaining unfilled in Scotland to every 100 males registered as wholly unemployed. Vacancy statistics relate only to those vacancies notified to my Department and do not purport to measure the total unsatisfied demand for labour.
78. Mr. Milianasked the Secretary of State for Employment for how many consecutive months unemployment in Scotland has exceeded 100,000; and what was the last occasion on which the figures were above 100,000 for a similar consecutive period of months.
§ Mr. Dudley SmithThe total number registered as unemployed in Scotland exceeded 100,000 in each of the last 15 months and throughout the period December, 1922, to October, 1940.