HC Deb 23 December 1982 vol 34 cc660-1W
Mr. Strang

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many people were unemployed in the Edinburgh travel-to-work area in December 1982, expressed (a) numerically and (b) as a percentage; and what are the corresponding figures for males and females, respectively.

Mr. Alexander Fletcher

The unemployment figures for December 1982 are not yet available, but I shall let the hon. Member have the information shortly after it is published on 6 January 1983.