§ Mr. David Marshallasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what is his estimate of the number of redundancies in the area covered by the Shettleston constituency during 1979, 1980, 1981 and to date in 1982; and how many have resulted in closures.
§ Mr. Alexander FletcherI shall reply to the hon. Member as soon as possible.
§ Mr. David Marshallasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what is his estimate of the number of new jobs created in the area covered by Shettleston constituency during 1979, 1980, 1981 and to date in 1982.
§ Mr. Alexander FletcherComprehensive information on new jobs created is not available. The following are the numbers of new jobs associated with offers of selective financial assistance under Section 7 of the Industry Act 1972 for projects in the Parkhead and Bridgeton employment office areas, in the years 1979 to date.
Year New Jobs 1979 308 1980 533 1981 141 (to 12 July) 1982 130