§ Mr. Welshasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many unemployed persons there were at the latest available date in Scottish construction industry, region by region, and if he will provide also a national breakdown of the skills and trades involved.
§ Mr. John Fraser,pursuant to his reply [Official Report, 3rd March 1976; Vol. 906, c. 624], gave the following information:
Occupation Analysis for Scotland Occupation Numbers unemployed Site and other managers, agents and clerks of works, general foremen (building and civil engineering) 122 Carpenters and joiners (construction sites and maintenance) 1,392 Maintenance fitters (non-electrical) plant and industrial machinery 255 Electricians (installation and maintenance) premises and ships 508 Cable joiners and linesmen 18 Plumbers, pipe fitters 599 Heating and ventilating engineering fitters 79 Gas fitters 24 Steel erectors 203 Scaffolders, stagers 214 Steel benders, bar benders and fixers 221 Painters and decorators 1,060 Bricklayers 951 Fixer /wall masons 17 Plasterers 280 Floor and wall tilers, terrazzo workers 73 Roofers and slaters 338 Glaziers 52 Asphalt and bitumen road surfacers 54 Other roadmen 67 Concrete erectors/assemblers 8 Concrete levellers/screeders 35 Mains and service layers and pipe jointers (gas, water, drainage, oil) 67 Mechanical plant drivers/ operators (earth moving and civil engineering) 553 Crane drivers/operators 142 Fork lift and other mechanical truck drivers /operators 75 All other occupations, including labourers 21,033 Total, all occupations 28,440