§ Mr. Sillarsasked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many vacancies now exist in each employment exchange area of Ayrshire.
§ Mr. GoldingI have been asked to reply.
The following table shows the numbers of unfilled vacancies at 2nd July. They relate only to those notified to employment offices and careers offices and are not a measure of total vacancies. Because of possible duplication, the two series cannot be added together.
Employment offices area Vacancies held at employment offices Vacancies held at careers offices Ayr … 328 25 Troon … 16 — Cumnock … 32 6 Girvan … 34 — Kilburnie … 17 — Irvine … 152 3 Kilwinning … 18 — Saltcoats … 120 6 Kilmarnock … 123 17 Newmilns … 9 — Largs … 3 —