HC Deb 20 January 1987 vol 108 c520W
Mr. Ernie Ross

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will indicate the number of one-parent families in Dundee in 1981 where the head of the household was unemployed.

Mr. John MacKay

The 1981 census indicates that of the 1,293 economically active adults living alone with children aged under 16, 292 were not in employment. The information is contained in volume 1, table 38 of the 1981 census report for Tayside Region, a copy of which is in the Library.

Mr. Ernie Ross

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will indicate from the 1981 census (a) the total number of households in Dundee and (b) the total number of children under 16 years of age in Dundee.

Mr. John MacKay

The total number of households in Dundee was 67,352 and the total number of children under 16 years of age was 38,164. The information is contained in volume 1, tables H and 8 of the 1981 census report for Tayside Region, a copy of which is in the Library.

Mr. Ernie Ross

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will indicate the number of children in Dundee resident within a one-parent family.

Mr. John MacKay

The 1981 census indicated that households consisting of a lone adult with children under 16 contained 3,621 children under 16. The information is contained in volume 1, table 38 of the 1981 census report for Tayside Region, a copy of which is in the Library.

Mr. Ernie Ross

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will indicate the number of households in Dundee which are one-parent families; and if he will disaggregate the figures to show how many of them are (a) divorced mothers, (b) separated mothers and unmarried mothers, (c) divorced fathers and (d) widowed mothers.

Mr. John MacKay

Information readily available from the 1981 census shows that there were 2,161 households containing one adult with one or more children under 16. Of these adults, 234 were male and 1,927 were female. There are no figures available on the disaggregation requested. The information is contained in volume 1, table 38 of the 1981 census report for Tayside Region, a copy of which is in the Library.