§ Mr. Sillarsasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many construction workers are unemployed in Dundee, Aberdeen, Edinburgh and Glasgow, respectively; and how this compares with the position in June 1974.
§ Mr. GoldingFollowing is the information for June 1974 and for May 1977, the most recent date for which the quarterly industrial analysis is available:
Numbers registered as unemployed who last worked in Construction June May Area 1974 1977 Dundee … 540 1.130 Aberdeen … 160 356 Edinburgh … 1,352 2,321 Glasgow City Area … 4,888 7,952 In this analysis, Aberdeen comprises the employment office areas of Aberdeen, Inverurie and Stonehaven, and Edinburgh comprises the employment office areas of Edinburgh, Leith and Portobello. The employment office areas included in the Glasgow city area are Glasgow Central, Glasgow City, Shawlands, Cambuslang, Easterhouse, Govan, Hillington, Kinning Park, Maryhill, Parkhead, Partick, Rutherglen and Springburn.