HC Deb 16 February 1984 vol 54 c321W
Mr. George Robertson

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many (a) persons aged 16 to 18 years and (b) males under 25 years were unemployed in the Hamilton, Blantyre and Uddingston jobcentre areas during the last month for which statistics are available.

Mr. Allan Stewart

The information requested is provided in the table. The figures shown are for unemployed claimants in the Hamilton, Blantyre and Uddingston jobcentre areas on 12 January 1984, the latest date for which information is available.

Unemployment
Jobcentre Areas Males and Females
Aged 16 and 17 Aged 18 Total Males Under 25 years
Hamilton 460 336 796 1,197
Blantyre 181 124 305 596
Uddingston 207 157 364 550