§ Mr. Sillarsasked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will show for each employment exchange area in the West Central Scotland Special Development Area the number of young male and female persons registered as unemployed against the number of vacancies in each case; and how this compares with youth unemployment in the exchange areas in Ayrshire which are not included in a special development area.
§ Mr. Dudley SmithThe following table shows the numbers of young persons registered as unemployed, and notified vacancies for young persons remaining unfilled, at the Youth Employment Service Careers Offices whose areas most closely approximate to the West Central Scotland Special Development Area and to Ayrshire outside the Special Development Areas.
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§ Mr. Sillarsasked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will show for each employment exchange area in the West Central Scotland Special Development Area the number of males and females who have been registered as unemployed for between eight weeks and six months,
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NUMBERS REGISTERED AS UNEMPLOYED IN EMPLOYMENT EXCHANGE AREAS AT JANUARY, 1972 ANALYSED ACCORDING TO THE LENGTH OF THEIR CURRENT SPELL OF REGISTERED UNEMPLOYMENT Over 8 and up to 26 weeks Over 26 weeks Males Females Males Females Airdrie … … … … 715 247 740 208 Alexandria … … … … 341 102 457 80 Barrhead … … … … 435 46 525 26 Bellshill … … … … 277 149 272 98 Blantyre … … … … 189 77 282 74 Bridgeton … … … … 974 118 1,373 93 Cambuslang … … … … 186 33 192 16 Carluke … … … … 47 41 32 14 Clydebank … … … … 1,117 177 1,140 110 Coatbridge … … … … 665 223 825 161 Cumbernauld … … … … 274 121 144 62 Dalry … … … … 24 19 25 7 Dumbarton … … … … 250 84 333 43 East Kilbride … … … … 188 84 164 50 Glasgow Professional and Executive Employment Office … … … … 110 76 54 32 Glasgow South Side … … … … 1,539 188 2,019 129 Govan … … … … 767 161 1,047 170 Greenock … … … … 506 295 667 385 Hamilton … … … … 549 200 745 186 Helensburgh … … … … 79 33 64 3 Hillington … … … … 134 20 122 13 Irvine … … … … 134 35 162 21 Johnstone … … … … 295 126 274 54 Kilsyth … … … … 138 53 128 20 Kilwinning … … … … 77 37 62 14 Kinning Park … … … … 299 42 445 39 Kirkintilloch … … … … 212 78 188 40 Larkhall … … … … 187 79 194 61 Lesmahagow … … … … 142 181 185 30 Maryhill … … … … 1,147 202 1,643 167 Motherwell … … … … 423 213 526 203 Paisley … … … … 849 258 1,011 210 Parkhead … … … … 2,360 448 2,807 321 Partick … … … … 882 158 860 96 Port Glasgow … … … … 202 119 202 131 Renfrew … … … … 184 60 94 31 Rutherglen … … … … 520 78 535 49 Saltcoats … … … … 430 191 510 168 Sanquhar … … … … 54 42 108 23 Shotts … … … … 146 77 194 52 Springburn … … … … 1,786 368 2,752 250 Uddingston … … … … 225 59 246 61 Wishaw … … … … 418 180 445 155 Ayr* … … … … 472 172 630 96 Cumnock* … … … … 149 88 258 74 Kilbirnie* … … … … 95 64 72 22 Kilmarnock* … … … … 438 148 611 125 Largs* … … … … 72 16 60 7 Newmilns* … … … … 44 21 41 5 Troon* … … … … 40 10 50 8 * In Ayrshire but not in the Special Development Areas. and for over six months; and how this compares with each of the employment exchange areas in Ayrshire which are not included in a special development area.
§ Mr. Dudley SmithFollowing is the latest available information: