§ Mr. Teddy Taylorasked the Secretary of State for Employment by what percentage unemployment in Scotland has risen since February 1974.
§ Mr. GoldingBased on the seasonally adjusted figures, excluding school leavers, the numbers registered as unemployed in Scotland rose between February 1974 and July 1976 by 73.8 per cent.
§ Mr. Anthony Grantasked the Secretary of State for Employment what was the number and percentage of people unemployed in July 1945, October 1951, October 1964, June 1970, February 1974 and June 1976.
§ Mr. GoldingFollowing is the available information. The current series of statistics started in July 1948.
UNEMPLOYED (EXCLUDING SCHOOL-LEAVERS) IN GREAT BRITAIN: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED Number unemployed (000's) Percentage rate of unemployment July 1948 … 325.3 1.6 October 1951 … 234.0 1.1 October 1964 … 338.6 1.5 June 1970 … 567.6 2.5 February 1974 … 554.3 2.4 June 1976 … 1,205.0 5.3
§ Mr. Anthony Grantasked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will publish a list showing the percentage of unemployed in the Greater London travel-to-work area for the months of July 1970 to July 1976, inclusive.
§ Mr. GoldingFollowing is the information:
Rate of unemployment in the Greater London travel-to-work area (per cent) July 1970 … … … 1.3 July 1971 … … … 1.6 July 1972 … … … 1.8 July 1973 … … … 1.3 July 1974 … … … 1.3 July 1975 … … … 2.5 July 1976 4.1
§ Mr. Geoffrey Finsbergasked the Secretary of State for Employment what was the total number of unemployed registered at the employment exchange covering the Camden, Hampstead parliamentary constituency of the London borough of Camden on 1st July 1973, 1974, 1975 and 1976; and how many 1143W notified vacancies there were on the same dates.
§ Mr. GoldingI will reply to the hon. Member and circulate my answer in theOfficial Report as early as possible.
§ Mr. Sillarsasked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will publish figures showing the percentage increase in unemployment in each employment exchange area in Strathclyde when comparing July
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NUMBERS REGISTERED AS UNEMPLOYED July 1971 July 1976 Percentage change Airdrie … … … … 2,147 2,660 +23.9 Alexandria … … … … 1,021 1,290 +26.3 Ayr … … … … 1,454 3,340 + 129.7 Barrhead … … … … 1,203 1,566 +30.2 Bellshill … … … … 906 1,518 +67.5 Blantyre … … … … 716 932 +30.2 Bridgeton … … … … 3,486 2,303 -33.9 Cambuslang … … … … 551 877 +59.2 Campbeltown … … … … 450 520 + 15.6 Carluke … … … … 201 287 +42.8 Clydebank … … … … 2,993 3,130 +4.6 Coatbridge … … … … 2,419 2,915 +20.5 Cumbernauld … … … … 745 1,342 + 80.1 Cumnock … … … … 688 1,273 +85.0 Dumbarton … … … … 883 1,120 +26.8 Dunoon … … … … 163 315 +93.3 East Kilbride … … … … 1,059 2,309 + 118.0 Girvan … … … … 229 391 +70.7 Glasgow CEO … … … … 414 1,127 +172.2 Glasgow South Side … … … … 4,989 6,532 +30.9 Govan … … … … 2,876 2,854 -0.8 Greenock … … … … 2,563 3,130 +22.1 Hamilton … … … … 2,048 2,325 +13.5 Helensburgh … … … … 207 519 +150.7 Hillington … … … … 364 799 +119.5 Irvine … … … … 697 1,310 +87.9 Johnstone … … … … 1,320 1,672 +26.6 Kilbirnie … … … … 257 685 +166.5 Kilmarnock … … … … 1,770 2,523 +42.5 Kilsyth … … … … 402 415 +3.2 Kilwinning … … … … 353 604 +71.1 Kinning Park … … … … 1,090 950 -12.8 Kirkintilloch … … … … 569 763 +34.1 Lanark … … … … 481 717 +49.1 Largs … … … … 155 206 +32.9 Larkhall … … … … 770 926 +20.3 Lesmahagow … … … … 417 410 -1.7 Lochgilphead … … … … 108 165 +52.8 Maryhill … … … … 4,066 3,859 -5.1 Motherwell … … … … 1,381 2,012 +45.7 Newmilns … … … … 167 196 +17.4 Oban* … … … … 472 363 -23.1 Paisley … … … … 2,906 3,394 +16.8 Parkhead and Easterhouse … … … … 6,918 9,357 +35.3 Partick … … … … 2,672 3,945 +47.6 Port Glasgow … … … … 938 1,441 +53.6 Renfrew … … … … 378 722 +91.0 Rothesay … … … … 154 245 +59.1 Rutherglen … … … … 1,362 2,908 +113.5 Saltcoats … … … … 1,613 2,165 +34.2 Shotts … … … … 525 680 +29.5 Springburn … … … … 5,859 6,129 +4.6 Troon … … … … 131 306 +133.6 Uddingston … … … … 742 944 +27.2 Wishaw … … … … 1,527 2,163 +41.7 * Part of the area included in Oban in 1971 was covered by Stornoway, which is not in Strathclyde in 1976. 1976 with the same month in 1975, 1974, 1973, 1972 and 1971.
§ Mr. GoldingI regret that the full information requested could be provided only at disproportionate cost. The following table, however, shows, for each employment office area in Strathclyde, the numbers unemployed at July 1971, the numbers unemployed at July 1976 and the percentage increase in the numbers from July 1971 to July 1976.
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§ Mr. Anthony Grantasked the Secretary of State for Employment what was the percentage increase in unemployment for each month since February 1974 to the latest convenient date for each of the various assisted and non-assisted areas.
§ Mr. GoldingPercentage increases for each month could only be provided at disproportional cost. The following table shows percentage increases in the numbers unemployed from February 1974 to July 1976 in the assisted areas and in the total of all non-assisted areas as currently designated. The figures are not adjusted to take account of seasonal factors.
Development Areas and Special Development Areas Increase in the numbers unemployed (per cent.) South-Western DA … 102.0 Merseyside SDA … 99.2 North Yorkshire DA … 41.5 Northern DA … 90.7 North-East SDA … 89.1 West Cumberland SDA … 87.9 Scottish DA … 77.8 West Central Scotland SDA … 75.3 Girvan SDA … 34.4 Leven and Methil SDA … 55.8 Glenrothes SDA … 174.3 Livingston SDA … 170.7 Welsh DA … 106.9 South Wales SDA … 128.9 North-West Wales SDA … 56.1 Intermediate Areas South-Western. … 184.6 Oswestry … 199.1 High Peak … 200.7 North Lincolnshire … 24.3 North Midlands … 103.8 Yorkshire and Humberside … 131.7 North-West … 145.3 North Wales 132.1 South-East Wales … 148.3 Total, all assisted areas … 105.6 Total, all non-assisted areas … 177.2
§ Mr Rifkindasked the Secretary of State for Employment whether he will publish in theOfficial Report the unemployment figures for each local employment exchange area in Scotland for March 1974 and July 1976 respectively.
§ Mr. Golding,pursuant to his reply [Official Report, 26th July 1976; Vol. 916, c.82];gave the following information:
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NUMBERS REGISTERED AS UNEMPLOYED IN EMPLOYMENT OFFICE AREAS March 1974 July 1976 Aberdeen … … … 1,766 3,209 Airdrie … … … 1,323 2,660 1147W
March 1974 July 1976 Alexandria … … 759 1,290 Alloa … … 860 1,628 Annan … … 326 534 Anstruther … … 104 198 Arbroath … … 479 1,101 Ayr … … 1,360 3,340 Banff … … 287 488 Barrhead … … 916 1,483 Bathgate … … 1,132 2,259 Bellshill … … 683 1,698 Blairgowrie … … 163 314 Blantyre … … 549 745 Bo'ness … … 225 498 Brechin … … 130 164 Bridgeton … … 2,055 2,131 Broxburn … … 176 360 Buckie … … 152 293 Burntisland … … 104 126 Cambuslang … … 424 1,058 Campbeltown … … 364 520 Carluke … … 111 299 Castle Donuglas … … 262 465 Clydebank … … 2,444 3,165 Coatbridge … … 1,442 2,889 Cowdenbeath … … 980 1,637 Crieff … … 126 202 Cumbernauld … … 527 1,368 Cumnock … … 548 1,273 Cupar … … 171 368 Dalkeith … … 774 1,176 Denny … … 302 596 Dingwall … … 156 445 Dumbarton … … 626 1,170 Dumfries … … 672 1,420 Dundee … … 4,028 7,687 Dunfermline … … 949 1,942 Dunoon … … 188 315 East Kilbride … … 703 2,309 Easterhouse … … 1,971 3,175 Edinburgh … … 4,688 8,335 Elgin … … 472 935 Eyemouth … … 149 256 Falkirk … … 1,120 2,504 Forfar … … 165 344 Forres … … 137 256 Fort William. … … 221 369 Fraserburgh … … 231 369 Galashiels … … 126 458 Girvan … … 263 391 Glasgow P & C EO … … 658 1,507 Glasgow South Side … … 3,843 6,842 Glenrothes … … 502 1,465 Govan … … 1,931 3,142 Grangemouth … … 353 791 Greenock … … 1,689 3,130 Haddington … … 162 330 Hamilton … … 1,396 2,512 Hawick … … 193 591 Helensburgh … … 264 469 Hillington … … 245 635 Huntly … … 132 151 Invergordon … … 130 519 Inverkeithing … … 78 201 Inverness … … 825 1,345 Inverurie … … 45 117 Irvine … … 414 1,310 Johnstone … … 548 1,672 Kelso … … 30 93 Kilbirnie … … 243 685 Kilmarnock … … 1,092 2,535 Kilsyth … … 243 415 Kilwinning … … 227 604 Kinning Park … … 573 891
March 1974 July 1976 Kirkcaldy …
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867 2,000 Kirkintilloch … … 383 763 Kirkwall … … 166 280 Lanark … … 357 717 Largs … … 149 206 Larkhall … … 462 926 Leith … … 1,452 2,568 Lerwick … … 136 211 Lesmahagow … … 341 410 Leven and Methil … … 933 1,507 Linlithgow … … 85 181 Livingston … … 413 1,210 Loanhead … … 425 601 Lochgilphead … … 92 162 Lockerbie … … 64 99 Maryhill … … 3,107 3,449 Montrose … … 211 232 Motherwell … … 909 1,942 Musselburgh … … 639 1,144 Nairn … … 63 113 Newmilns … … 60 184 Newton Stewart … … 226 377 Oban* … … 728 364 Paisley … … 1,711 3,394 Parkhead … … 3,065 6,352 Partick … … 1,896 3,964 Peebles … … 55 99 Penicuik … … 104 393 Perth … … 809 1,677 Peterhead … … 210 392 Port Glasgow … … 470 1,441 Portobello … … 869 1,514 Portree … … 139 135 Renfrew … … 275 722 Rothesay … … 246 245 Rutherglen … … 989 2,435 Saltcoats … … 1,187 2,165 Sanquhar … … 189 348 Shotts … … 443 680 Springburn … … 4,264 6,107 St. Andrews … … 153 264 Stirling … … 1,033 1,841 Stonehaven … … 50 119 Stornoway … … 868 1,201 Stranraer … … 436 845 Thurso … … 432 471 Tranent … … 231 335 Troon … … 158 306 Uddingston … … 462 834 West Calder … … 298 546 Wick … … 625 860 Wishaw … … 1,018 2,151 *Part of the area included in Oban in 1971 was covered by Stornoway, which is not in Strathclyde in 1976