§ Mr. William Hamiltonasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will publish in the Official Report, a table showing the total numbers of youth unemployed in each of the employment exchange areas in Fife in the month of April for each of the last four years.
§ Mr. Alexander FletcherThe following table gives the number of people under the age of 18 registered as unemployed in each employment office area in Fife in April each year since 1979. Before October 1978 the unemployment register was analysed by age only twice-yearly, in January and July, and comparable information for April 1978 is therefore not available.
Numbers under 18 registered as unemployed Employment Office Area April 1979 April 1980 April 1981 Cowdenbeath 106 106 213 Dunfermline 163 170 341 Glenrothes 80 90 212 Kirkcaldy 88 139 171 Leven 119 133 242 Anstruther 1 0 1 Cupar 48 56 112 St. Andrews 3 2 2 Note: The Cupar figure includes young people from Anstruther and St. Andrews who are registered at Cupar careers office.