§ 34. Mr. William Hamiltonasked 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 SmithIn 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.
345WThe 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. Strangasked 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 SmithBetween November, 1969, and November, 1971, the numbers of males registered as unemployed in Scotland increased by 72 per cent.
§ 49. Dr. Dickson Mahonasked 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 SmithMy 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.
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§ 50. Mr. Dalyellasked the Secretary of State for Employment what are the latest figures for youth unemployment in Scotland.
§ Mr. Dudley SmithOn 8th November, 1971, there were 10,631 young persons registered as unemployed in Scotland.
§ 57. Mr. James Hamiltonasked 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 SmithThe 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 Hunterasked 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. BryanBetween 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.
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§ 60. Mr. John Smithasked 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 Mabonasked the Secretary of State for Employment what redundancies have been declared in the Greenock-Port Glasgow area since June, 1970.
§ Mr. BryanNot 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.