HC Deb 10 July 1979 vol 970 cc120-2W
Mr. Ernie Ross

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will publish in the Official Report a table which illustrates the absolute and percentage employment change in each industrial order for male, female and total employment in Dundee (a) between 1960 and the latest available date and (b) between 1970 and the latest available date.

Mr. Alexander Fletcher

I shall write to the hon. Member as soon as possible.

Mr. Ernie Ross

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will publish in the Official Report a table of the total number of employees in employment in Dundee in 1960 and each of the years since 1970, showing (a) the total number and percentage employed in primary, manufacturing, construction and services sectors and (b) the total number and percentage employed in each sector per standard industrial classification order.

Mr. Alexander Fletcher

I shall write to the hon. Member as soon as possible.

Mr. Ernie Ross

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland what was the number and percentage of those unemployed in Dundee who were (a) aged between 50 and 64 years and (b) aged between 60 and 64 years, at the latest available date.

Mr. Alexander Fletcher

On 5 April 1979 there were 1,310 people registered as unemployed in Dundee aged between 50 and 64, representing 15.7 per cent. of the total unemployment register and 360 aged between 60 and 64, representing 4.3 per cent. of the total register.

Mr. Ernie Ross

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will publish in the Official Report a table of the total number of males and total employees in employment in Dundee in each year since 1959.

Mr. Alexander Fletcher

I shall write to the hon. Member as soon as possible.

Mr. Ernie Ross

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list the years since 1945 when the number of vacancies for employment exceeded the number of those unemployed in Dundee—taking the June figures for each year to represent the annual figures.

Mr. Alexander Fletcher

I shall write to the hon. Member as soon as possible.

Mr. Ernie Ross

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland if, using projections of future population, he will estimate the number of jobs that will need to he created in Dundee by 1985 and 1990, respectively to (a) maintain the unemployment rate at its present level, (b) prevent the unemployment rate rising to 10 per cent. (c) to reduce the unemployment rate to 3 per cent.

Mr. Alexander Fletcher

Estimates of this kind requite a number of detailed assumptions additional to those already contained in the population projections, and need to be set in the context of a detailed assessment of the local economy. Some indication of the nature of the issues involved in the Dundee context is provided by the Tayside structure plan report of survey, prepared by the Tayside regional council.

Mr. Ernie Ross

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list the number and percentage of those unemployed in Dundee in each of the years in the period 1946 to 1979, taking the June figure for each year to represent the yearly average.

Mr. Alexander Fletcher

I shall write to the hon. Member as soon as possible.