§ Mr. McTaggartasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will provide a percentage breakdown of the number of males out of work in the following categories: (a) up to one year, (b) between one and two years, (c) between two and three years and (d) over three years, in Glasgow and in Scotland on the latest date for which information is available.
§ Mr. Alexander FletcherThe table following gives an analysis by duration of unemployment of the number of males registered as unemployed in the Glasgow travel-to-work area and in Scotland on 14 October 1982, the latest date for which information is available.
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Occupation Numbers registered as unemployed Carpenters and Joiners 982 Electricians 429 Cable Jointers and Linesmen 7 Heating and Ventilation Engineering Fitters 85 Plumbers, Pipe Fitters and Gas Fitters 607 Metal Scaffolders 119 Other Steel Erectors, Riggers and Cable Splicers 293 Painters and Decorators 674 Bricklayers and Stone Setters 591 Plasterers 123 Terrazo Workers and Tile Setters 59 Roofers 294 Glaziers 117 General Builders 3 Pipe Layers and Jointers 38 Site Work Concreters 8
Occupation Numbers registered as unemployed Earth Moving and Civil Engineering Equipment Operators 126 Crance Hoist and other materials handling Equipment Operators 196 Total Glasgow travel-to-work area 4,751 Note: The Glasgow travel-to-work area comprises the 13 employment office areas within the City of Glasgow, together with the Barrhead, Clydebank, Cumbernauld, East Kilbride, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch employment office areas.
§ Mr. McTaggartasked the Secretary of State for Scotland by what percentage (a) total and (b) male unemployment in Glasgow has risen since May 1979, taking the May 1979 figures as equal to 100; and what are the corresponding figures for Scotland.
Numbers Registered as Unemployed Employment Office Area October 1979 October 1980 Increase Per cent. October 1981 Increase per cent. October 1982 Increase per cent. Cambuslang 965 1,538 590.4 1,977 28.5 2,055 3.9 Easterhouse 4,050 5,027 24.1 5,908 17.5 6,061 2.6 Glasgow Central Jobcentre 2,126 2,261 6.3 2,781 23.0 3,169 14.0 Glasgow City Jobcentre 790 1,010 27.8 1,360 34.7 1,524 12.1 Govan 2,366 3,362 42.1 4,282 27.4 4,514 5.4 Hillington 853 1,232 44.4 1,789 45.2 2,048 14.5 Kinning Park 924 1,218 31.8 1,458 19.7 1,568 7.5 Maryhill 3,801 5,173 36.1 6,614 27.9 7,001 5.9 Parkhead 5,584 7,790 39.5 9,646 23.8 10,021 3.9 Partick 4,406 6,112 38.7 7,670 25.5 8,316 8.4 Rutherglen 3,717 5,370 44.5 7,042 31.1 6,993 -0.7 Shawlands Jobcentre 7,213 9,705 34.5 12,891 32.8 13,824 7.2 Springburn 6,394 8,400 31.4 10,338 23.1 10,695 3.5 GLASGOW CITY TOTAL 43,189 58,198 34.8 73,756 26.7 77,789 5.5 Barrhead 1,420 2,099 47.8 3,013 43.5 3,031 0.6 Clydebank 3,509 5,332 52.0 5,939 11.4 6,482 9.1 Cumbernauld 1,652 2,468 49.4 3,339 35.3 4,041 21.0 East Kilbride 2,620 4,422 68.8 5,341 20.8 5,972 11.8 Kilsyth 426 735 72.5 1,003 36.5 1,094 9.1 Kirkintilloch 985 1,674 69.9 2,464 47.2 2,750 11.6 GLASGOW TRAVEL-TO-WORK ARE TOTAL 53,801 74,928 39.3 94,855 26.6 101,159 6.6
§ Mr. McTaggartasked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many (a) medical practitioners and (b) nurses and midwives are unemployed in Glasgow at present.
§ Mr. Alexander FletcherOn 9 September 1982, the latest date for which information is available, 28 unemployed people in the Glasgow travel-to-work area were registered for employment as medical practitioners and 219 for employment as state registered and state enrolled nurses and state certified midwives.
Note.
The Glasgow travel-to-work area comprises the 13 employment office areas within Glasgow city together with the Barrhead, Clydebank, Cumbernauld, East Kilbride, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch employment office areas.
§ Mr. McTaggartasked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many primary and secondary school teachers are unemployed in Glasgow.
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§ Mr. Alexander FletcherThe following table shows the increase in total and male unemployment between May 1979 and October 1982 as an index, taking the May 1979 figure as 100.
Increase in Unemployment May 1979 to October 1982 taking May 1979 as 100 Total Males Glasgow travel to work area 208.5 206.8 Scotland 213.2 218.6
§ Mr. McTaggartasked the Secretary of Stale for Scotland if he will publish a table showing the number registered at each Glasgow employment area office as unemployed for each of the following dates: (a) October 1979, (b) October 1980, (c) October 1981 and (d) October 1982; and what has been the percentage change in each case.
§ Mr. Alexander FletcherThe information requested is shown in the table following:
§ Mr. Alexander FletcherOn 9 September 1982, the latest date for which information is available, 627 unemployed people in the Glasgow travel-to-work area were registered for employment as primary teachers and 295 for employment as secondary teachers.
§ Mr. McTaggartasked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many young people have been unemployed in Glasgow and in Scotland for over a year; and what were the comparable figures for 1981, 1980 and 1979.
§ Mr. Alexander FletcherInformation on the numbers of young people under 18 who had been registered as unemployed for over 52 weeks at employment and careers offices in the Glasgow travel-to-work area and Scotland on 14 October 1982, the latest date for which information is available, and in the corresponding months in the previous three years, is set out in the table following. 423W
Glasgow travel-to-work area Scotland October 1979 240 696 October 1980 292 804 October 1981 698 1,919 October 1982 795 2,902
§ Mr. Wardellasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what was the rate of increase between October 1979 and October 1982 in the number of persons registered as unemployed for more than 52 weeks for (a) Scotland and (b) each county in Scotland, ranked from highest to lowest.
§ Mr. Alexander Fletcher[pursuant to his reply, 30 November 1982, c. 145]: The information requested is set out in the table following:
Percentage increase between October 1979 and October 1982 in the number of persons registered as unemployed for more than 52 weeks Per cent. Scotland 181.5 Central 301.4 Borders 250.0 Western Isles 192.6 Lothian 187.1 Orkney 185.9 Tayside 182.1 Strathclyde 180.3 Grampian 169.4 Fife 167.6 Dumfries and Galloway 128.8 Highland 119.0 Shetland 104.5
§ Mr. Wardellasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what was the rate of increase between October 1979 and October 1982 in the number of persons registered as unemployed for more than two years for (a) Scotland and (b) each county in Scotland, ranked from highest to lowest.
§ Mr. Alexander Fletcher[pursuant to his reply, 30 November 1982, c. 145]: The information requested is set out in the table following.
Percentage increase between October 1979 and October 1982 in the number of persons registered as unemployed for more than two years: per cent. SCOTLAND 151.5 Central 201.7 Tayside 161.4 Strathclyde 158.7 Orkney 158.1 Western Isles 155.0 Grampian 152.7 Borders 150.7 Lothian 136.1 Highland 115.9 Fife 106.9 Dumfries and Galloway 82.6 Shetland 71.4
§ Mr. Wardellasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what was the rate of increase between April 1979 and October 1982 in the number of persons registered as unemployed for more than two years for (a) Scotland and (b) each county in Scotland, ranked from highest to lowest.
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§ Mr. Alexander Fletcher[pursuant to his reply, 30 November 1982, c. 145]: The information requested is set out in the table following:
Percentage increase between April 1979 and October 1982 in the number of persons registered as unemployed for more than two years: per cent. SCOTLAND 154.1 Orkney 246.9 Central 215.1 Strathclyde 160.0 Tayside 158.3 Fife 149.2 Borders 148.9 Western Isles 140.0 Highland 134.9 Grampian 134.8 Lothian 134.1 Shetland 89.5 Dumfries and Galloway 71.8
§ Mr. Wardellasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what was the rate of increase between April 1979 and October 1982 in the number of persons registered as unemployed for more than 52 weeks for (a) Scotland and (b) each county in Scotland, ranked from highest to lowest.
§ Mr. Alexander Fletcher[pursuant to his reply, 30 November 1982, c. 145]: The information requested is set out in the table following:
Percentage increase between April 1979 and October 1982 in the number of persons registered as unemployed for more than one year: per cent. SCOTLAND 180.5 Central 297.2 Borders 264.2 Western Isles 259.6 Orkney 246.1 Lothian 188.1 Strathclyde 183.6 Fife 165.5 Tayside 156.5 Grampian 139.6 Shetland 130.8 Highland 126.8 Dumfries and Galloway 110.7