§ Mr. Ernie Rossasked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many applications were received under the job release scheme in Dundee and Scotland in each year since 1977; how many were aged 64 years; and how many were aged 60 to 64 years in each instance.
§ Mr. Alexander FletcherInformation is not available in the precise form requested.
Since the start of the job release scheme in January 1977 a total of 752 applications have been approved in Dundee, but a breakdown of this figure by year and age is not available. Information on the number of applications approved in Scotland is set out in the table below.
APPLICATIONS APPROVED Year Total Males Males aged 64 Males aged 60–64 1977 3,417 2,538 2,538 — 1978 2,190 1,395 1,395 — 1979 5,118 4,050 1,274 2,776 Total 10,725 7,983 5,207 2,776 Note: The job release scheme was extended to include men aged 62 (60 if disabled) on 1 May 1979.