§ Mr. McAllionTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many young people under 25 years in(a) the Dundee, East constituency and (b) the Dundee travel-to-work area have been unemployed for more than one, two, three and four years.
§ Mr. LangThe numbers of unemployed claimants under 25 years of age on 9 July 1987, the latest date for which this information is available, are shown in the table:
Duration unemployed Dundee, East parliamentary constituency Dundee travel-to-work area Up to 1 year 1,803 3,799 1 to 2 years 416 820 2 to 3 years 222 393 3 to 4 years 82 144 Over 4 years 134 239 Total 2,657 5,395 This information is available in the Library.