§ 42. Mr. Hannanasked the Minister of Labour how many people are unemployed in the City of Glasgow; what 32 percentage that figure is of the insured population; and how many have been unemployed for six months or more.
§ Mr. WhitelawThere were 27,543 unemployed on 10th February. A percentage rate is not available for the City of Glasgow, but the rate for the larger area covered by the Glasgow travel-to-work group was 5.2 per cent. On 13th January, the latest date for which such an analysis is available, 9,923 of those registered in the City of Glasgow had been wholly unemployed for over 26 weeks.
§ Mr. HannanDo not these figures make complete nonsense of the Prime Minister's recent speech in Glasgow when he is alleged to have said that the solution of this problem was for Glasgow alone? Will the Parliamentary Secretary use his influence with the Secretary of State for Industry, Trade and Regional Development to review the bad decision made in respect of the Queenslie area in Glasgow where 90 acres are wanted by the local authority to provide employment?
§ Mr. WhitelawThe answer to the first part of the Question is, "No, Sir", and the answer to the second is that I will see that the attention of my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Industry, Trade and Regional Development is called to this Question.