§ Dr. Godmanasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what has been the average number of people unemployed annually in Greenock and Port Glasgow in each year since 1979.
§ Dr. Godmanasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will publish the latest unemployment figures for Greenock and Port Glasgow in the Official Report by district council ward boundary.
§ Mr. LangOn 9 October 1986, the latest date for which information is available, the number of unemployed claimants in each electoral ward of the Greenock and Port Glasgow parliamentary constituency was as shown in the table. This information is available in the Library.
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Greenock and Port Glasgow Parliamentary Constituency Ward Name Number of Unemployed Claimants Belville 516 Blairmore 436 Bow 567 Broomhill 319 Clune Brae 669 Gateside 310 Gibshill 815 Greenock East Central 664 Greenock South 528 Greenock West Central 345 Greenock West End 227 Larkfield 573 Port Glasgow East 835 Port Glasgow South 664 Port Glasgow West 397 Upper Larkfield 709 Total 8,574
§ Dr. Godmanasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will publish figures showing unemployment by age group in Greenock and Port Glasgow.
§ Mr. LangOn 9 October 1986, the latest date for which information is available, the number of unemployed claimants by age group in the Greenock and Port Glasgow parliamentary constituency was as shown in the table. This information is available in the Library.
Age Group Number of Unemployed Claimants under 17 177 17 377 18 391 19 374 20–24 1,675 25–29 1,145 30–34 864 35–39 802 40–44 709 45–49 689 50–54 590 55–59 669 60 and over 112 Total 8,574
§ Dr. Godmanasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what has been the average length of time a person spends on the unemployment register in Greenock and Port Glasgow in each year since 1980.
§ Mr. LangThe information is not available in the precise form requested. The table relates to unemployed claimants who had completed a period of unemployment in the Greenock and Port Glasgow parliamentary constituency in October each year from 1983. This information is available in the Library.
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Year (October) Median Length of Unemployment (weeks) 1983 12.8 1984 13.5 1985 9.1 1986 11.5
§ Dr. Godmanasked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many school leavers under the age of 18 years have never had a job since leaving school in Greenock and Port Glasgow.
§ Mr. LangOn 9 October 1986, the latest date for which information is available, the number of school leavers under the age of 18 years, who had never had a job since leaving school, in the Greenock and Port Glasgow parliamentary constituency, totalled 434. This information is available in the Library.