§ Mr. McMahonasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will publish in the Official Report a table to show the numbers of disabled persons registered at the employment offices throughout the Glasgow area, expressed as a percentage of the total number of unemployed in the Glasgow area.
§ Mr. Alexander FletcherThe following table gives the number of disabled persons registered as unemployed on 12 February 1981 at employment and careers offices in the Glasgow travel-to-work area.
Employment office area Disabled people registered as unemployed Unemployed disabled persons as a percentage of total registered unemployed in Glasgow travel-to-work area Cambuslang 93 0.11 Easterhouse 202 0.24 Glasgow Central 221 0.26 Glasgow City 66 0.08 Govan 312 0.37 Hillington 44 0.05 Kinning Park 55 0.07 Maryhill 380 0.45 Parkhead 568 0.67 Partick 345 0.41 Rutherglen 174 0.21 Shawlands 541 0.64 Springburn 347 0.41 Barrhead 149 0.18 Clydebank 218 0.26 Cumbernauld 107 0.13 East Kilbride 120 0.14 Kilsyth 55 0.07 Kirkintilloch 138 0.16 Total for Glasgow travel to work area 4135 4.9 Note: The figures of disabled people include those who are registered under the Disabled Persons (Employment) Act 1944 and those who, although eligible to register, choose not to do so.