§ Mr. Sillarsasked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will publish a table showing the percentage increase in unemployment among construction industry workers in Dundee, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Ayrshire, Renfrewshire, Edinburgh, Fife, Dunbartonshire, Stirlingshire, Galloway, and the Borders, taking March 1974 as base point.
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§ Mr. Gregor MacKenzieI have been asked to reply.
The following information gives the percentage increase in unemployment amongst construction industry workers registered in Dundee, Glasgow and Edinburgh between March 1974 and August 1977, the latest date for which statistics are available. Corresponding information for the other areas is not available.
March 1974 Unemployed August 1977 Unemployed Percentage change Dundee 616 1,114 +81 Glasgow 5,668 7,672 +35 Edinburgh 1,399 2,140 +53