§ Mr. Gourlayasked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will publish in the Official Report the unemployment figures for the Kirkcaldy and Leven ex- 308W change areas, respectively, for the month of September for each year since 1948.
§ Mr. GoldingFollowing is the information:
Numbers unemployed Kirkcaldy Employment Office area Leven and Methil Employment Office area September 1948 … 280 339 September 1949 … 294 271 September 1950 … 331 271 September 1951 … 254 257 September 1952 … 468 354 September 1953 … 436 346 September 1954 … 361 263 September 1955 … 338 190 September 1956 … 423 224 September 1957 … 511 265 September 1958 … 675 436 September 1959 … 1,079 601 September 1960 … 739 723 September 1961 … 795 704 September 1962 … 1,216 1,179 September 1963 … 1,430 1,342 September 1964 … 1,058 899 September 1965 … 1,262 894 September 1966 … 944 835 September 1967 … 986 1,032 September 1968 … 1,043 1,411 September 1969 … 964 1,181 September 1970 … 1,055 1,233 September 1971 … 1,326 1,535 September 1972 … 1,362 1,481 September 1973 … 893 893 September 1974 … 753 822 September 1975 … 1,339 1,212 September 1976 … 1,878 1,259