§ Dr. Roger Thomasasked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many persons have been registered as unemployed for more than (a) 52 weeks and (b) two years for each of the counties of Scotland for each month since January 1979.
Percentage Increase in Total Unemployment at June of Each Year Employment office area 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 Edinburgh 1 -12.6 -8.2 12.5 26.8 27.5 Edinburgh 2 0.1 -0.5 9.4 44.7 23.0 Edinburgh 3 — — 12.9 59.3 17.7 Leith -5.6 -4.5 17.7 34.7 20.2 Portobello 1.8 -2.4 25.9 35.4 18.5 Dalkeith 0.7 -10.0 22.9 42.9 26.0 Loanhead 1.8 -5.5 -11.0 41.8 35.6 Musselburgh -3.5 -4.3 10.2 52.5 12.8 Penicuik 12.9 -12.8 34.6 26.7 32.7 Tranent -3.6 -5.7 33.5 41.0 — Notes:
1. Edinburgh 1—South St. Andrew Street Jobcentre.
Edinburgh 2—Shandwick Place Jobcentre.
Edinburgh 3—Wester Hailes Jobcentre.
2. The area covered by the Wester Hailes Jobcentre was included in the Edinburgh 2 employment office area prior to 1979. Tranent employment office closed in 1981 and is now included on the Musselburgh employment office area.