asked the Secretary of State for employment what percentage of those registered as unemployed at the latest available date were men who had retired before the age of 65 years, in Scotland and in Great Britain, respectively.

asked the Secretary of State for Employment how many persons included in the most recent unemployment figures have reached the retiring age in their particular profession before registering as unemployed.

The monthly counts of the unemployed include all persons registered for employment at Employment Exchanges and Youth Employment Service Careers Offices who are both available for and capable of work. There is no requirement for registrants to give details of any occupational retirement pensions they may be receiving. However, as a result of a special sample survey held in January, 1971, it was estimated that about 4,000 registered wholly unemployed men aged 60–64 in Scotland and about 52,000 in Great Britain as a whole were receiving occupational pensions. These men constituted about 31 per cent. and 7½ per cent. of all unemployed registrants in Scotland and in Great Britain respectively in that month.

asked the Secretary of State for Employment how many of the people included in the most recent unemployment figures have been unemployed for more than one year; and how many of them have never had a job at all.