HC Deb 09 December 1971 vol 827 cc344-7W
34. Mr. William Hamilton

asked the Secretary of State for Employment how many skilled craftsmen in the building industry in Scotland are now unemployed; and what was the comparable figure in 1969.

Mr. Dudley Smith

In Scotland, in November, 1971, and November, 1969, the number of wholly unemployed men from the construction industry who were registered for employment in occupations generally regarded as skilled were 7,207 and 3,426 respectively.

The following is an occupational analysis of those wholly unemployed men in Scotland who last worked in the construction industry:

WHOLLY UNEMPLOYED MEN IN SCOTLAND WHO LAST WORKED IN THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY ANALYSED ACCORDING TO THE OCCUPATIONS FOR WHICH THEY WERE REGISTERED FOR EMPLOYMENT
November, 1971 November, 1969
Carpenter, joiner, shutterer 1,476 693
Bricklayer 698 432
Mason, stone carver 52 52
Slater, tiler, thatcher, etc. 359 224
Plasterer 303 156
Floor and wall tiler, etc. 113 47
Painter, decorator, signwriter 846 496
Plumber, gas fitter, etc. 919 282
Glazier 49 14
Pavior, road etc. surface layer 114 68
Steel erector, sheeter 491 238
Electrician, cable jointer, linesman 876 246
Mechanical handling plant, etc. operator 646 367
Erector, millwright, maintenance fitter 181 63
Miscellaneous building and civil engineering worker 2,529 1,334
Labourer 13,637 9,181
General foreman 84 48
All other occupations 3,591 1,933
Total, all occupations 26,964 15,874

41. Mr. Strang

asked the Secretary of State for Employment what has been the percentage increase in the number of males unemployed in Scotland since November, 1969.

Mr. Dudley Smith

Between November, 1969, and November, 1971, the numbers of males registered as unemployed in Scotland increased by 72 per cent.

49. Dr. Dickson Mahon

asked the Secretary of State for Employment what estimate his Department has made of the number of new jobs, excluding the shipbuilding industry, which have arisen in the Greenock-Port Glasgow area in the period June, 1970, to the nearest convenient date.

Mr. Dudley Smith

My Department has no way of estimating the total number of jobs created in an area. All that we can do is measure net changes in employment by comparing the figures for particular dates. The latest date for which local employment estimates are available is mid-1970.

50. Mr. Dalyell

asked the Secretary of State for Employment what are the latest figures for youth unemployment in Scotland.

Mr. Dudley Smith

On 8th November, 1971, there were 10,631 young persons registered as unemployed in Scotland.

57. Mr. James Hamilton

asked the Secretary of State for Employment how many unemployed persons there were in the administrative, professional and technical categories, respectively, in North Lanarkshire for each month from August, 1970, to date; and what action he proposes to reduce the number.

Mr. Dudley Smith

The following are the available figures. The various measures to stimulate the economy which the Government have introduced in recent months will, it is hoped, alleviate the present unemployment situation in Lanarkshire as elsewhere.

In March, June, September and December, an analysis is made of the occupations for which wholly unemployed men and women aged 18 years and over are registered for employment. The analysis identifies those registered for administrative, professional and technical occupations but does not provide information for these three categories separately.

The following table shows the available information:

Wholly unemployed men and women registered at employment exchanges in North Lanarkshire for employment in administrative, professional and technical occupations
Men Women
September, 1970 172 54
December, 1970 186 53
March, 1971 191 62
June, 1971 314 71
September, 1971 300 79

59. Mr. Adam Hunter

asked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will give details of the increase in staff in his Department to deal with redundancies in Scotland since June, 1970.

Mr. Bryan

Between 1st July, 1970, and 1st October, 1971, there was an increase of 509 staff in employment exchanges in Scotland (including casual staff) mainly to deal with work arising from higher unemployment. It is not possible to distinguish that part of the increase resulting solely from notified redundancy situations.

60. Mr. John Smith

asked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will give the current estimates for unemployment and unfilled vacancies for the Scottish Economic Planning Sub-regions

NUMBERS REGISTERED AS WHOLLY UNEMPLOYED, AND NOTIFIED VACANCIES REMAINING UNFILLED, IN THE PLANNING REGIONS OF SCOTLAND
November, 1971 November, 1970 November, 1969 November, 1968
Wholly unemployed Unfilled vacanies Wholly unemployed Unfilled vacanies Wholly unemployed Unfilled vacanies Wholly unemployed Unfilled vacanies
Glasgow 78,455 3,494 53,788 6,370 43,525 7,817 44,018 8,294
Falkirk/Stirling 5,359 319 3,253 428 2,560 924 2,396 584
Edinburgh 22,046 1,671 16,299 2,449 13,431 3,877 12,085 4,031
Tayside 10,908 656 6,821 1,310 5,153 2,264 4,461 2,236
Borders 1,698 240 1,434 382 947 769 901 676
South-West 3,451 132 2,719 271 3,083 237 3,249 280
North-East 6,999 408 5,467 670 5,484 750 4,726 1,038
Highlands 7,578 391 6,689 508 6,448 493 6,389 420

66. Dr. Dickson Mabon

asked the Secretary of State for Employment what redundancies have been declared in the Greenock-Port Glasgow area since June, 1970.

Mr. Bryan

Not all redundancies are notified to my Department and it is not the practice to keep records of every minor redundancy. However, our records show that redundancies involving about 900 people were declared in the Greenock and Port Glasgow employment exchange areas in the period 1st June, 1970 to 30th November, 1971.

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