HC Deb 24 July 1978 vol 954 cc589-90W
Mr. Buchanan-Smith

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland what was the

Scotland 1976–77 Proportion of Great Britain figure
£ million Per cent.
Local Employment Act Grants—payments 0.7 15.2
Expenditure on Factory Building 11.5 30.9
Selective Financial Assistance—offers:
Loans 4.3 21.6
Grants 20.3 28.9
Highlands and Islands Development Board:
Loans 3.1 n.a.
Grants 2.5 n.a.
Regional Development Grants—payments 108.2 26.5
Investment Grants—payments 0.6 25.0
Regional Employment Premium—payments 79.2 36.3
Tourism—grants under section 4 of the Development of Tourism
Act 1969 0.7 23.3

Mr. Buchanan-Smith

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland what was the

unemployment relative of Scotland in comparison with the rest of Great Britain for each of the last 12 months.

Mr. Gregor MacKenzie

The Scottish unemployment relative is measured by expressing the rate of seasonally adjusted unemployment—excluding school leavers —in Scotland as a percentage of the corresponding United Kingdom rate. Over the last 12 months the relative has been:

1977
August 131
September 131
October 132
November 133
December 135
1978
January 135
February 136
March 137
April 134
May 133
June 133
July 132