§ Mr. Ernie Rossasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what was the average annual number of people out of work in Dundee in 1979, 1980 and 1981.
§ Mr. Alexander FletcherThe information is set out in the following table:
Numbers registered as unemployed in Dundee (annual average) Number 1979 8,668 1980 10,861 1981 14,723
§ Mr. Ernie Rossasked the Secretary of State for Scotland (1) if he will provide a breakdown of the number of unemployed in Dundee by age group;
(2) if he will give a breakdown of the numbers unemployed in Dundee by standard industrial classification; and how these statistics compare with those in May 1979;
(3) how many and what percentage of those unemployed in Dundee have been out of work for the following periods: (a) up to one year, (b) between one and two years, (c) between two and three years and (d) over three years.
§ Mr. Alexander FletcherI shall reply to the hon. Member as soon as possible.
§ Mr. Ernie Rossasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what is the current number of (a) males, (b) females and (c) total out of work in Dundee; what unemployment rates these represent; and what the corresponding figures and percentages were for May 1979.
§ Mr. Alexander FletcherThe information is set out in the following table: