§ Mr. McQuarrieasked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many males and females who were previously employed in the fishing and indigenous industries in East Aberdeenshire are now registered as unemployed; and how this compares with the years 1977, 1978 and 1979.
§ Mr. Alexander FletcherThe following table gives the numbers of people who last worked in the fishing industry and other major indigenous industries who were registered as unemployed in the Peterhead and Fraserburgh employment office areas, which between them cover most of the East Aberdeenshire constituency, in August 1981, the latest date for which information is available, and in August of each of the years specified.
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Numbers registered as unemployed Industry 1977 1978 1979 1981 Males Females Males Females Males Females Males Females Fishing 18 — 25 — 21 1 39 — Food, drink and tobacco 58 56 68 80 76 116 87 172 Mechanical engineering 20 11 9 12 11 11 75 26 Shipbuilding and Marine engineering 13 1 25 1 10 — 48 3 Construction 169 8 187 10 204 25 287 6 Distributive trades 33 37 35 37 33 59 67 111
§ Mr. McQuarrieasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list in the Official Report the recorded number of people unemployed in Fraserburgh in 1978–79 and at the latest available date in 1982; and what proportion were males and females.
§ Mr. Alexander FletcherThe information is set out in the following table:
Numbers Registered as Unemployed in Fraserburgh Employment Office Area March 1978 March 1979 March 1982 Males 366 332 686 Females 162 165 389 Total 528 497 1,075
§ Mr. McQuarrieasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list in the Official Report the recorded number of people unemployed in Peterhead in 1978–79 and at the latest available date in 1982; and what proportion were males and females.
§ Mr. Alexander FletcherThe information is set out in the following table:
Numbers Registered as unemployed in Peterhead Employment Office Area March 1978 March 1979 March 1982 Males 409 414 740 Females 218 260 433 Total 627 674 1,173
§ Mr. McQuarrieasked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many persons between the ages of 16 and 19 years registered as unemployed at his Department's office in Peterhead and Fraserburgh in the years 1977, 1978 and 1979 and at the latest date for which figures are available in 1982.
§ Mr. Alexander FletcherThe following table gives the numbers of young people aged under 20 who were registered as unemployed at employment offices and careers offices in Peterhead and Fraserburgh in January 1982, the latest date available, and in January of each of the years specified.
Numbers aged under 20 registered as unemployed Peterhead Fraserburgh January 1977 103 59 January 1978 146 88 January 1979 145 109 January 1982 221 166