§ Mr. WilsonTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list the unemployment totals for Cunninghame, North constituency by ward in(a) January 1983, (b) January 1987 and (c) January 1988.
§ Mr. LangUnemployment statistics on a ward basis are available only from June 1983. The table shows the number of unemployed claimants by ward in the Cunninghame, North parliamentary constituency for January 1984, 1987 and 1988.
Unemployed claimants Ward January 1984 January 1987 January 1988 Ardrossan North 536 581 454 Ardrossan South 593 616 572 Arran 296 260 273 Beith 321 368 305 Dalry 298 321 305 Fairlie, Skelmorlie and Cumbrae 212 250 220 Garnock East 267 281 277 Kilbirnie North 382 399 351 Kilbirnie South 459 467 372 Largs North 279 265 284 Largs South 158 195 198 Saltcoats East 558 520 478 Saltcoats North 513 501 408 South Beach 370 507 448 West Kilbride 312 330 264 Total 5,554 5,861 5,209 These figures are not directly comparable due to a change in the compilation of the statistics in March 1986.
This information is available in the Library.
§ Mr. McAllionTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what is the total number of unemployed people in(a) the Dundee, East constituency and (b) the Dundee travel-to-work area who are (i) under 25 years, (ii) between 25 years and 35 years, (iii) between 35 and 50 years and (iv) over 50 years on the latest available date.
§ Mr. Lang[holding answer 15 February 1988]: The number of unemployed claimants on 8 October 1987 is given in the table.
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Age group Dundee, East constituency Total Dundee travel-to-work area Total Under 25 2,510 5,051 25–34 1,729 3,524 35–49 1,773 3,337 50 and over 1,195 2,513 All ages 7,207 14,425 This information is available in the Library.
§ 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 on the latest available date.
§ Mr. Lang[holding answer 15 February 1988]: The numbers of unemployed claimants under 25 years of age on 8 October 1987 are shown in the table.
Duration Unemployed Dundee, East Parliamentary Constituency Dundee Travel-to-Work Area Up to 1 year 1,693 3,554 1 to 2 years 396 759 2 to 3 years 185 332 3 to 4 years 96 161 over 4 years 140 245 Total 2,510 5,051 This information is available in the Library.