§ Mr. Strangasked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many plumbers were registered as unemployed in (a) the Edinburgh travel-to-work area, (b) the Lothian region and (c) Scotland in each June of the past five years.
§ Mr. Alexander Fletcher[pursuant to his reply, 27 July 1981]: The table below shows the total numbers of unemployed people registered for employment as plumbers in the areas specified in June of each of the past five years.
June Edinburgh TTWA Lothian region Scotland 1981 182 245 2,201 1980 114 131 1,375 1979 68 83 804 1978 68 90 951 1977 118 136 1,023