§ Mr. David Marshallasked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many job opportunities are available to young people in (a) the Parkhead area and (b the Glasgow area.
§ Mr Alexander FletcherThere were no vacancies notified to the careers office in Parkhead remaining unfilled on 4 June 1982. It is likely that some of the 89 vacancies remaining unfilled at Parkhead employment office would be suitable for young people but it is not possible to estimate the number of such vacancies. On the same date there were 110 vacancies notified to careers offices and 2,476 to employment offices within Glasgow city remaining unfilled. The measure of vacancies covers only vacancies notified to employment offices and careers offices and remaining unfilled on the day of the count and does not purport to be a measure of all vacancies in the area.
§ Mr. David Marshallasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what is the present level of youth unemployment in (a) the Parkhead area and (b) the Glasgow area.
§ Mr. Alexander FletcherOn 15 April 1982, the latest date for which information is available, 1,951 young people under the age of 19 years were registered as unemployed at jobcentres and careers offices in the Parkhead area. The comparable figure for the Glasgow travel-to-work area was 12,006. The Glasgow travel-to-work area includes the 13 employment office areas within Glasgow city together with the Barrhead, Clydebank, Cumbernauld, East Kilbride, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch employment office areas.
§ Mr. David Marshallasked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many young persons are presently employed on Manpower Services Commission schemes in (a) the Parkhead area and (b) the Glasgow area; and what were the figures for 1979, 1980 and 1981, respectively.
§ Mr. Alexander FletcherInformation on young people participating in the youth opportunities programme 481W is maintained on an education authority basis and figures for the Parkhead area could be provided only at disproportionate cost. However, the table gives estimates of the numbers of young people taking part in the programme and the numbers on community industry in June of each year since 1979 in the area covered by Strathclyde region education authority's Glasgow division, of which Parkhead forms a part.
Year Estimated numbers of young people on the Youth Opportunities Programme Numbers employed by Community Industry 1979 1880 281 1980 2550 331 1981 4750 358 1982 4900 357