§ 13. Mr. Norman Hoggasked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many jobs have been lost, and how many created, since June 1979 in each of the new towns in Scotland.
§ Mr. LangThe available information on jobs created and lost in each of the new towns since 1979 is given in the table which will be published in theOfficial Report.
Jobs created Jobs lost 1979–1987 1979–1987 Cumbernauld 5,378 7,653 East Kilbride 8,965 12,508 Glenrothes1 6,560 7,852 Irvine 6,522 9,190 Livingston 9,086 6,675 1 Figures for 1979–86. The figures are estimates provided by the new town development corporations relating to jobs created and lost on industrial estates in the manufacturing, service, office and distribution sectors and covering the period April 1979 to March 1987.