HC Deb 17 December 1979 vol 976 c19W
Mr. Ernie Ross

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland what the net increase or decrease was in the number of jobs in each of Scotland's new towns last year; and what the corresponding figure was for Dundee.

Mr. Alexander Fletcher

Net increases in employment in each new town in Scotland for the year ending 31 March 1979, as estimated by the new town corporations, were as follows:

East Kilbride 1,019
Glenrothes 121
Cumbernauld 771
Livingston 1,690
Irvine 583

Comparable information for Dundee is not yet available.

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