§ Mr. Gordon Wilsonasked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many building workers were employed in Tayside and Dundee at the last most convenient date; how many building workers there were unemployed; and how many vacancies existed.
§ Mr. Gregor MacKenzieAt June 1976, 12,513 workers were employed in the construction industry in Tayside Region, of whom 6,435 were employed in Dundee. Figures for unemployed persons and unfilled vacancies in the industry for February 1978, the latest available, are as follows:660W
FEBRUARY 1978 Unemployed Unfilled vacancies Construction Workers Employment Offices Careers Offices Tayside Region 2,106 99 5 Dundee 1,070 60 1
§ Mr. Gordon Wilsonasked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many jobs have been created in Dundee, Tayside to date under the work creation programme; and what types of job, divided into categories of public and private sector, have so far been created.
§ Mr. Gregor MacKenzieI am informed by the Manpower Services Commission that at 23rd February 1978, 2,962 jobs had been approved under the job creation programme in Tayside Region; of these, all but two were in the public sector or sponsored by voluntary organisations. Information on the total number of approved jobs in Dundee is not separately available, but 1,448 jobs arose from projects sponsored by the City of Dundee District Council.
The types of work are as follows:
Project Activity Number of Projects* Number of Jobs* Construction 25 271 Environmental Improvements 110 1,227 Production/Manufacturing (including Workshops) 4 30 Education and Information 75 628 Social and Health Services 21 229 Research and Surveys 10 75 Others 17 175 262 2,635 * Does not include projects approved but not started on 23rd February 1978.