§ Lord James Douglas-Hamiltonasked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will give annual average percentage figures for unemployment in Scotland, Wales and the United Kingdom in each year since 1978; and if he will express the figures for Scotland and Wales as percentages, using the United Kingdom figures as 100.
§ Mr. Peter MorrisonThe following table gives the annual average percentage rates of unemployment for 1978, 1979 and 1980 for Scotland, Wales and the United Kingdom and expresses the rates for Scotland and Wales as percentages of those for the United Kingdom. 149W
Percentage rates of unemployment Percentage rates for Scotland and Wales as percentages of those for United Kingdom Scotland Wales United Kingdom Scotland Wales 1978 8.2 8.3 6.1 134 136 1979 8.0 7.9 5.7 140 139 1980 10.0 10.3 7.4 135 139