§ Mr. Home Robertsonasked the Secretary of State for Scotland, what is the total working population in each of the following employment office areas; Haddington, Musselburgh, Tranent, Eye-mouth, Galashiels, Kelso, Hawick and Peebles: and what were the comparative figures before the Industry Act 1972 came into effect.
§ Mr. Alexander FletcherThe following table gives estimates of the working population in the areas specified, in June 1976—the latest date for which such estimates are available; and for June 1972—the last estimates available before the Industry Act 1972 came into operation in August 1972.
Thousands June 1976 June 1972 Haddington … … 7.8 7.8 Mussel burgh … … 14.6 14.1 Tranent … … 2.4 2.4 Eyemouth* … … 3.1 4.6 Galashiels* … … 13.5 13.1 Kelso* … … 5.6 4.8 Hawick* … … 12.0 10.8 Peebles … … 4.5 4.5 *Because of changes in local office boundaries the 1972 and 1976 figures for these offices are not strictly comparable.