§ Mr. Ernie Rossasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will provide the latest youth unemployment figures for the following towns and cities: Aberdeen, Arbroath, Clydebank, Dundee, East Kilbride, Glasgow, Motherwell, Paisley, Cumnock (Ayrshire), and Ayr and the overall total for Scotland.
§ Mr. Alexander FletcherThe following table gives the numbers of young people under 18 years of age who were registered as unemployed in the employment office areas listed and in Scotland on 15 January 1981, the latest date for which an age analysis of the unemployment register is available.
Employment Office Area Numbers under 18 years registered as unemployed Aberdeen 766 Arbroath 281 Clydebank 390 Dundee 1,438 East Kilbride 436 Edinburgh 1,691 Glasgow 6,332 Motherwell 605 Paisley 690 Cumnock 294 Ayr 756 Scotland 30,623 Note: The figure for Edinburgh includes those registered in Leith and Portobello employment office areas. The Glasgow figure comprises the 184W following employment office areas: Cambuslang, Easterhouse, Glasgow Central, Govan, Hillington, Kinning Park, Maryhill, Parkhead, Partick, Rutherglen, Shawlands and Springburn. Employment offices generally cover a much wider area than the town or city in which they are situated.