§ Mr. Ernie Rossasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will study the letter sent to him by the Dundee Association for Social Services on social security benefits for school leavers in Scotland; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Alexander FletcherI have not received any letter on this subject from the association. Questions relating to
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Projected Home Populations, 1979-Based, Strathclyde and Districts District 1981 1983 1987 1990 Argyll and Bute 64,017 63,930 64,159 64,616 Bearsden and Milngavie 39,227 39,630 40,658 41,471 Clydebank 50,988 49,935 48,248 47,288 Cumbernauld and Kilsyth 65,376 66,608 69,061 70,749 Cumnock and Doon Valley 45,506 44,796 43,311 41,946 Cunninghame 137,039 138,423 141,636 144,102 Dumbarton 79,238 79,464 80,251 81,035 East Kilbride 83,140 83,150 83,315 83,408 Eastwood 52,023 52,454 53,721 54,984 Glasgow City 765,639 742,147 702,572 681,145 Hamilton 106,989 106,650 106,290 106,191 Inveiclyde 100,662 99,232 97,034 96,126 Kilmamock and Loudon 80,599 79,807 78,323 77,278 Kyle and Carrick 112,460 112,467 112,827 113,209 Lanark—now Clydesdale 56,848 57,160 58,021 58,758 Monklands 108,253 107,265 105,716 104,703 Motherwell 147,601 145,141 140,713 137,761 Renfrew 215,589 216,685 219,763 222,068 Strathkelvin 87,060 88,440 91,830 94,563 Total for Strathclyde Region 2,398,254 2,373,384 2,337,449 2,321,401 social security benefits are primarily the responsibility of my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Social Services.