HC Deb 09 February 1982 vol 17 c364W
Mr. Strang

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland what was the percentage increase in unemployment in Scotland from August 1979 to August 1981.

Mr. Alexander Fletcher

Between August 1979 and August 1981 unemployment in Scotland increased by 74.7 per cent.

Mr. Strang

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many people, males and females, respectively, were unemployed in each employment exchange in the Edinburgh travel-to-work area in January 1982, expressed both numerically and as a percentage.

Mr. Alexander

Fletcher The information is set out in the following table. Percentage rates are available only for the travel-to-work area as a whole and not for individual employment office areas.