§ Mr. Ernie Rossasked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many building trade craftsmen are unemployed in Dundee; and if he will give a breakdown per craft.
§ Mr. Alexander FletcherThe following table gives the numbers of unemployed people, last employed in the construction industry, who on 11 October 1979 were registered at the employment office in 137W Dundee for work in each of the building trades listed.
Carpenters and joiners 32 Electricians 27 Cable jointers and linesmen — Heating and ventilation engineering fitters 2 Plumbers, pipe fitters and gas fitters 11 Metal scaffolders 15 Other steel erectors, riggers and cable splicers 9 Painters and decorators 13 Bricklayers, masons and stone setters 39 Plasterers 12 Terrazzo workers and tile setters 3 Roofers 12 Glaziers 1 General builders — Pipe layers and jointers — Site work concreters — Earth moving and civil engineering equipment operators 4 Crane, hoist and other materials handling equipment operators 5