§ Dr. M. S. Millerasked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will publish the latest available figures of unemployment in the building industry in Scotland in respect of the following categories: (1) masons, (2) bricklayers, (3) joiners, (4) plasterers, (5) slaters, (6) plumbers, (7) painters, (8) glaziers, (9) wood machinists, and (10) others.
Calendar Year Amount Number of Persons Average Payment £ £ 6th December 1965 to 31st December 1966 … 26,592,000 138,895 192 1967 … 50,213,000 249,782 201 1968 … 61,837,000 264,491 234 1969 … 61,886,000 250,764 247 1970 … 72,541,000 275,563 263 1971 … 108,273,000 370,306 292 1972 … 97,513,000 297,120 328 1973 … 66,573,000 176,919 376 Totals … 545,428,000 2,023,840 270