§ Dr. GodmanTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will publish a table showing by district council ward the numbers unemployed in the constituency of Greenock and Port Glasgow in 1979, 1983, 1987 and for the latest date for which figures are available.
§ Mr. LangThe table gives the number of unemployed claimants by district council wards for Greenock and Port Glasgow constituency for May 1990, the latest figures available, May 1987 and June 1983, the earliest figures available. Figures on the number unemployed by ward are not available before June 1983.
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Ward 1990 1987 1983 Port Glasgow East 397 759 695 Port Glasgow South 337 671 487 Clune Brae 305 642 433 Port Glasgow West 274 357 277 Gibshill 407 838 723 Blairmore 262 420 489 Bellville 310 493 368
Ward 1990 1987 1983 Greenock East Central 525 663 561 Broomhill 192 330 235 Gateside 208 322 213 Bow 342 572 462 Larkfield 286 567 414 Upper Larkfield 323 643 641 Greenock South 251 493 403 Greenock West Central 160 356 239 Greenock West End 123 205 120
§ Dr. GodmanTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what was the percentage change in employment in(a) the service sector, (b) self-employment and (c) manufacturing industry between 1979 and 1990.
§ Mr. LangBetween December 1979 and December 1989, the latest date for which figures are available, the number of employees in employment in the service sector increased by 10.5 per cent., and the number of employees in employment in the manufacturing sector decreased by 29.0 per cent. Over the same period the number of people who are self-employed is estimated to have increased by 54.1 per cent.