§ Mr. Sillarsasked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will list all the employment exchange areas in the West Central Scotland Special Development Area, showing against each the male and female unemployment rates in the month preceding the decision to include these areas in the special development area, and the unemployment rates in each month since then; and how this compares with the unemployment rates over the same period for the employment exchange areas in Ayrshire which are not included in a special development area.
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§ Mr. Dudley SmithThe following table shows the information for February, 1971, and March, 1972. Figures for all of the
PERCENTAGE RATES OF UNEMPLOYMENT FOR EMPLOYMENT EXCHANGE AREAS, FITHER SINGLY OR GROUPED TO FORM TRAVEL-TO-WORK AREAS, IN THE WEST CENTRAL SCOTLAND SPECIAL DEVELOPMENT AREA AND IN THE REMAINDER OF AYRSHIRE 8th February, 1971 13th March, 1972 Males Females Males Females Cumbernauld … … … … … 6.0 5.0 9.5 8.8 Dumbarton* … … … … … 9.2 3.6 12.3 5.6 Glasgow* … … … … … 9.4 2.1 12.3 3.0 Greenock* … … … … … 8.8 7.9 9.2 9.0 Irvine* … … … … … 7.7 4.6 9.9 8.2 Kilsyth … … … … … 14.4 4.7 20.1 4.9 Lesmahagow … … … … … 22.3 8.3 29.0 25.7 Motherwell* … … … … … 7.1 5.1 10.9 6.9 Paisley* … … … … … 5.4 2.5 7.6 4.1 Sanquhar … … … … … 24.2 13.2 22.4 12.6 Shotts … … … … … 9.9 9.0 13.4 10.3 Ayr*† … … … … … 5.0 2.7 6.8 3.1 Cumnock† … … … … … 5.7 4.6 6.8 6.9 Kilbirnie† … … … … … 3.9 4.9 5.7 8.6 Kilmarnock*† … … … … … 5.9 3.3 7.9 4.1 Largs† … … … … … 12?6 1.7 13.4 2.9 * Travel-to-work area. † In Ayrshire but not in the Special Development Areas.