§ Mr. Sillarsasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many men registered as unemployed at Ayrshire employment exchanges have exhausted entitlement to unemployment benefit; and if he will give the figures for each employment exchange.
§ Mr. Dudley SmithOn 6th November 1972 the number was 1913. The total for each employment exchange was as follows:
Ayr … … … … 460 Cumnock … … … … 130 Dalry … … … … 23 Girvan … … … … 70 Irvine … … … … 127 Kilbirnie … … … … 55 Kilmarnock … … … 480 Kilwinning … … … … 51 Largs … … … … 35 Newmilns … … … … 31 Saltcoats … … … … 419 Troon … … … … 32
§ Mr. Sillarsasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many men registered as unemployed in Scotland have exhausted entitlement to unemployment benefit.
§ Mr. Dudley SmithAt the last quarterly analysis, on 6th November 1972 the number was 36,204.