§ Mr. Tom McMillanasked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many people are unemployed in the building construction industry within Glasgow; and how this compares with the same period in 1978 and 1977.
§ Mr. Alexander FletcherOn 8 November 1979 there were 7,723 people registered as unemployed in the Glasgow travel-to-work area who were last employed in the construction industry. This compares with 7,782 in the same employment offices in November 1978 and 9,294 in November 1977.
The Glasgow travel-to-work area covers the employment office area of Cambuslang, Easterhouse, Glasgow Central, Govan, Hillington, Kinning Park, Maryhill, Parkhead, Partick, Rutherglen, Shawlands, Springburn, Barrhead, Clydebank, Cumbernauld, East Kilbride, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch.