§ Mr. Reidasked the Secretary of State for Employment (1) what estimate he has made of the percentage of young people aged 16 to 18 years resident in the Bowhouse, Alloa, who are currently unemployed;
(2) what estimate he has made of the percentage of males aged between 16 and 65 years resident in the Bowhouse, Alloa, who are currently unemployed.
§ Mr. John Fraser, pursuant to his reply [Official Report, 1st July 1975; Vol. 894, c. 413], gave the following information:
NUMBERS UNEMPLOYED IN THE ALLOA EMPLOYMENT OFFICE AREA AT JULY 1975 Males Females Aged under 18 … 164 100 Aged 18 and under 65 … 704 231 Total unemployed … 868 331 The figures are not adjusted to take account of amendments notified on the four days following the count.