§ Mr. Sillarsasked the Secretary of State for Employment what is his estimate of the registered disabled unemployed in Scotland; what proportion this represents of the total work force; and how the position compares with one and two years ago.
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§ Mr. Gregor MacKenzieI have been asked to reply.
The information is given in the table below.
Registered disabled persons unemployed in Scotland Percentage of total employees November 1975 5,788 0.3 October 1976 6,086 0.3 November 1977 5,988 0.3 Figures are not available for November 1976 due to industrial action by some staff within the Department of Employment Group.
§ Mr. Sillarsasked the Secretary of State for Employment (1) what were the average numbers leaving the unemployment register in Scotland in the three months ended October; and how this compares with the three months ended April 1977;
(2) what was the average number of people entering the unemployment register in Scotland in the three months ended October; and how this compares with the three months ended April 1977.
§ Mr. Gregor MacKenzieI have been asked to reply. I am informed by the Manpower Services Commission that the information requested is as follows:
Numbers entering register Numbers leaving register Three months ending: 14th April 1977 127,168 134,538 7th October 1977 150,986 145,638 These figures exclude registrants at professional and executive recruitment and careers offices.
§ Mr. Sillarsasked the Secretary of State for Employment (1) how many people in Strathclyde have been unemployed for more than two and three years;
(2) how many people have been registered as unemployed in Scotland who have spent more than two years and three years in this category;
(3) what is his estimate of the number of young people unemployed in Scotland for more than two years and more than three years.
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§ Mr. Sillarsasked the Secretary of State for Employment what is his estimate of the number of young people under the age of 21 years unemployed in Scotland for four weeks or more but less than 13 weeks, for 13 weeks but not more than 26 weeks, for 26 weeks to one year, and for over one year.
§ Mr. Gregor MacKenzieI have been asked to reply.
This information is unavailable; but the following table shows the duration of unemployment for young people under 20 years of age.
Nos. unemployed aged under 20 at July 1977 Scotland Over 4 and up to 13 weeks 25,733 Over 13 and up to 26 weeks 6,399 Over 26 and up to 52 weeks 6,518 Over 52 weeks 2,719
§ Mr. Sillarsasked the Secretary of State for Employment if he is able to estimate the number of young people unemployed in Scotland who have never had a job since leaving school.
§ Mr. Gregor MacKenzieI have been asked to reply. 9,435 on 10th November 1977.
§ Mr. Sillarsasked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will publish a table showing the special development areas in Scotland and the percentage increase or decrease in unemployment in each such area comparing October 1977 with March 1974.
§ Mr. Gregor MacKenzieI have been asked to reply.
The following is the information:
SPECIAL DEVELOPMENT AREAS AND PERCENTAGE INCREASE IN UNEMPLOYMENT BETWEEN MARCH 1974 AND OCTOBER 1977 West Central Scotland +100.5 Dundee and Arbroath +110.9 Girvan +129.7 Leven and Methil +91.1 Glenrothes +157.2 Livingston +257.9 All Scotland +105.5
§ Mr. Sillarsasked the Secretary of State for Employment what has been the average monthly level of Scottish unemployment over the past 12 months.
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§ Mr. Gregor MacKenzieI have been asked to reply.
Between January and November 1977, the average monthly level of unemployment in Scotland, total and seasonally adjusted, was:
Total unemployment 182,500 Seasonally adjusted figure (excluding school leaves) 167,400 The figures have been assessed over an 11-month period, as figures are not available for December 1976 due to industrial action by some staff within the Department of Employment Group.
§ Mr. Sillarsasked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will publish a table showing the current level of unemployment in each Scottish region, how this compares with the position 12 and 24 months ago and the percentage increase in unemployment in each region, taking 1975 as the base point.
§ Mr. Gregor MacKenzieI have been asked to reply.
The following table shows the numbers unemployed in November 1975 and November 1977 with percentage change between those dates:
November 1975 November 1977 (provisional) Percentage increase or decrease Borders 1,337 1,665 +24.5 Central 5,786 7,696 +33.0 Dumfries and Galloway 3,684 4,297 +16.6 Fife 7,069 10,246 +44.9 Grampian 4,865 7,819 +60.7 Highland 4,319 6,883 +59.4 Lothian 15,892 23,303 +46.6 Orkney 127 291 +129.1 Shetland 176 234 +33.0 Strathclyde 73,407 109,456 +49.1 Tayside 9,675 12,350 +27.6 Western Isles 1,425 950 -33.3 Information for November 1976 is not available because of industrial action at that time by some staff within the Department of Employment Group.
§ Mr. Sillarsasked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will publish a table showing the number of construction workers currently unemployed in each Scottish employment exchange area; and if he will also show the number of vacancies for this type of work.
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§ Mr. Gregor MacKenzieI have been asked to reply.
The following is the information for August 1977, the latest date for which an industrial analysis is available:
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CONSTRUCTION—SCOTLAND Unfilled Vacancies Unemployed Employment Offices Careers Offices Aberdeen 428 113 6 Airdrie 521 16 — Alexandria 211 3 — Alloa 236 18 1 Annan 108 10 — Arbroath 126 2 17 Ayr 538 13 — Banff 107 2 — Barrhead 276 9 — Bathgate 319 7 1 Bellshill 222 12 — Blairgowrie 61 1 — Blantyre 144 1 — Bolness 96 4 — Brechin 40 — — Burntisland 30 3 — Glasgow Central — 18 — Broxburn 103 8 — Buckie 47 — — Cambuslang 134 3 2 Campbeltown 113 5 1 Carluke 25 2 — Castle Douglas 62 2 — Clydebank 563 3 — Coatbridge 526 10 3 Cowdenbeath 278 23 1 Crieff 27 7 — Cumbernauld 181 — 2 Cumnock 227 — 2 Cupar 56 — 1 Dalkeith 201 8 1 Denny 136 1 — Dingwall 92 25 2 Dumbarton 173 40 — Dumfries 238 9 2 Dundee 1,114 36 — Dunfermline 273 45 — Dunoon 236 5 — East Kilbride 246 11 1 Easterhouse 820 — — Edinburgh 1,303 233 5 Elgin 183 19 — Eyemouth 58 1 1 Falkirk 372 15 10 Forfar 56 7 — Forres 33 14 — Fort William. 100 8 — Fraserburgh 84 7 — Galashiels 89 5 — Girvan 95 — — Glasgow City 608 4 1 Glasgow (Shawlands) 1,149 27 1 Glenrothes 157 19 3 Govan 439 4 — Grangemouth 86 9 — Greenock 533 26 — Haddington 70 — — Hamilton 433 28 — Hawick 145 — —
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Unfilled Vacancies Unemployed Employment Offices Careers Offices Helensburgh 84 77 — Hillington 58 — — Huntly 35 3 — Invergordo 158 2 — Inverkeithing. 40 11 — Inverness 438 37 3 Inverurie 21 2 — Irvine 430 10 3 Johnstone 205 6 — Kelso 339 1 — Kilbirnie 107 3 — Kilmarnock 454 17 1 Kilsyth 114 5 — Kilwinning 155 1 — Kinning Park. 152 3 — Kirkcaldy 245 7 1 Kirkintilloch. 160 8 1 Kirkwall 71 3 — Lanark 113 13 — Largs 101 2 — Larkhall 143 3 — Leith 526 — — Lerwick 70 21 12 Lesmahagow. 118 6 — Leven 246 — — Linlithgow 27 4 — Livingston 229 7 — Loanhead 150 4 — Lochgilphead 40 — — Lockerbie 20 3 — Maryhill 648 21 — Montrose 46 1 — Motherwell 271 34 — Musselburgh 195 9 — Nairn 45 — — Newmilns 23 — — Newton Stewart 47 — — Oban 146 5 — Paisley 367 29 4 Parkhead 980 20 1 Patrick (Anniesland) 577 34 — Peebles 29 6 — Penicuik 50 — — Perth 2S1 22 4 Peterhead 93 16 2 Port Glasgow 225 22 — Portobello 311 — — Portree 52 — — Renfrew 102 15 3 Rothesay 233 20 — Rutherglen 694 7 — St. Andrews 25 8 — Sanquhar 11 — — Shotts 69 4 — Springburn 1,413 22 — Saltcoats 682 14 — Stirling 264 7 2 Stonehaven 11 4 — Stornoway 221 3 4 Stranraer 119 4 1 Thurso 98 3 — Tranent 98 3 — Troon 27 2 — Uddingston 148 9 — West Calder 84 — — Wick 124 2 — Wishaw 264 33 — Notes:
1. The figures for unemployed workers relate to those who were last employed in the construction industry.
2. The vacancy statistics relate only to notified vacancies and are not a measure of total vacancies. Because of possible duplication, the figures for employment offices and careers offices should not be added together. The unfilled vacancies at be added together. The unfilled vacancies at Leith and Portobello employment offices are included under Edinburgh.
§ Mr. Sillarsasked the Secretary of State for Employment what is his estimate of the level of graduate unemployment in Scotland at present.
§ Mr. Gregor MacKenzieI have been asked to reply.
Comprehensive information is not available. The number of unemployed graduates and holders of higher national certificates and diplomas registered for employment at offices of the Professional and Executive Register in Scotland is 3,220.
§ Mr. Sillarsasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many people are currently employed in job creation projects in the Scottish special development areas; and what proportion this represents of the total numbers employed on job creation programmes in Scotland.
§ Mr. Gregor MacKenzieI have been asked to reply.
I am informed by the Manpower Services Commission that, of the 11,475 approved places in job creation projects in Scotland at 18th November 1977, about 4,600 or 40 per cent. are in the special development areas.
§ Mr. Sillarsasked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will publish a table showing (a) the number of people unemployed in Scotland for more than 13 weeks but less than 26 weeks, (b) those unemployed for more than 26 weeks but less than one year and (c) for those unemployed for over one year; and how this compares with the position in 1976, 1975, 1974 and 1973.
§ Mr. Gregor MacKenzieI have been asked to reply.
The following is the information:
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SCOTLAND: UNEMPLOYED 1973–77 (OCTOBER) 13–26 weeks 26–52 weeks Over 52 weeks October 1973 11,446 10,718 25,010 October 1974 13,052 10,346 21,178 October 1975 22,859 16,827 22,760 October 1976 — — — October 1977 39,035 30,947 40,292 Information for October 1976 is not available because of industrial action at that time by some staff within the Department of Employment Group.
§ Mr. Sillarsasked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will publish a table showing the number of people unemployed in Scotland for four weeks or less and those unemployed for more than four weeks and under the age of 60 years.
§ Mr. Gregor MacKenzieI have been asked to reply.
The following is the information at July 1977
NUMBERS UNEMPLOYED AGED UNDER 60 YEARS AT JULY 1977 Duration of unemployment in weeks Scotland (Total) 4 weeks or less 35,107 More than 4 weeks 147,432
§ Mr. Sillarsasked the Secretary of State for Employment what is the planned programme of expansion for skillcentres in Scotland in the next two years.
§ Mr. Gregor MacKenzieI have been asked to reply. The Manpower Services Commission's current plans provide for some 120 additional places at existing skillcentres in Scotland up to the end of the 1978–79 financial year, excluding special provision under the youth opportunities programme.
NOTIFIED VACANCIES REMAINING UNFILLED AT EMPLOYMENT OFFICES AND CAREERS OFFICES November 1977 October 1976 November 1975 November 1972 Special Development Area Employment office Careers office Employment office Careers office Employment office Careers office Employment office Careen office Dundee and Arbroath … … … 1,139 43 879 73 896 91 374 66 Glenrothes … … … … 113 3 77 9 86 8 46 24 Leven and Methil … … … 101 2 79 16 59 6 5 14 West Central Scotland … … … 6,920 151 7,741 222 7,602 718 4,165 653 Girvan … … … … … 14 — 26 — 6 — 5 1 Livingston … … … … 102 1 151 23 80 — 34 1 Figures for November 1976 are not available owing to industrial action at that time by some staff within the Department of Employment Group.
§ Mr. Sillarsasked the Secretary of State for Employment what is the current level
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Special Development Numbers unemployed (not seasonally adjusted) at Areas November 1977 October 1976 November 1975 November 1972 Dundee/Arbroath … … 9,112 8,258 7,251 6,537 Glenrothes … … … 1,341 1,231 934 816 Leven/Methil … … … 1,702 1,111 1,226 1,340 West Central Scotland … 98,157 85,009 66,620 71,663 Girvan … … … 570 447 364 330 Livingston … … … 1,559 1,124 702 444
§ Mr. Sillarsasked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will publish a table showing the percentage increase in unemployment in Dundee, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Ayrshire, Renfrewshire, Edinburgh. Fife, Dunbartonshire, and Stirlingshire, taking October 1964 as the base point.
§ Mr. Gregor MacKenzieI have been asked to reply. The following table gives the information for Dundee, Glasgow and Edinburgh. Figures for the remaining areas are not available.
PERCENTAGE INCREASE IN UNEMPLOYMENT BETWEEN OCTOBER 1964 AND NOVEMBER 1977 Percentage Dundee 288 Glasgow 95 Edinburgh 311
§ Mr. Sillarsasked the Secretary of State for Employment what is his estimate of the job opportunities available in each of the special development areas in Scotland; and how this compares with the position one, two, and five years ago.
§ Mr. Gregor MacKenzieI have been asked to reply. Figures of the total unsatisfied demand for manpower by employers are not available. The following table shows unfilled vacancies notified by employers to employment officers and careers officers which remained unfilled at the dates shown. Because of possible duplication the two categories should not be added together.
of unemployment in each of the special development areas in Scotland; and how this compares with one, two and five years ago.
§ Mr. Gregor MacKenzieI have been asked to reply.
The information is as follows:
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§ Mr. Sillarsasked the Secretary of State for Employment (1) if he will publish a list of skillcentres now operating in Scotland; and if he will show the number of places available in each, the percentage occupancy of places, and the waiting list at each;
(2) how many skillcentres are now operating in Scotland; what is the total number of training places available; and how many of these skillcentres and
Name of Centre Number of Places Percentage Occupancy Number on Waiting Lists Bellshill (including Annexe) … 374 86 355 Dumbarton … … … … 94 82 66 Dundee … … … … 92 92 86 Dunfermline … … … … 186 77 147 Edinburgh (including Annexe) … 198 87 202 Hillington (including Annexe) … 361 78 465 Irvine … … … … … 153 82 79 Port Glasgow … … … 91 91 87 Queenslie … … … … 161 88 133 TOTAL … … … … 1,710 84 1,620
§ Mr. Sillarsasked the Secretary of State for Employment what proportion of total unemployment in Scotland is represented by the special development areas; and how this compares with the position one, two and five years ago.
Total unemployment Unemployment in present Special Development Areas Special Development Areas as percentage of Total unemployment November 1977 … … … … … 185,190 112,441 61 October 1976* … … … … … 158,028 97,180 61 November 1975 … … … … … 127,762 77,097 60 November 1972 … … … … … 126,805 81,130 64 *Because of industrial action by some staff in the Department of Employment Group, complete information was not available for November 1976 and October 1976 figures have been given.