§ Mr. Donald Stewartasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many people registered as unemployed in the Western Isles were unemployed for over 26 weeks last year.
§ Mr. GoldingComprehensive analyses showing the length of time unemployed people have been on the register are made at quarterly intervals. At 13th January 1977, the latest date for which this information is available, 412 unemployed people in the Western Isles had been registered for more than 26 weeks.