§ Mr. Parryasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will publish in the Official Report a breakdown the number of unemployed in the different trades in the building industry in Scotland at the latest date together with comparative figures for March 1979.
§ Mr. Alexander FletcherThe following table gives the numbers of unemployed people, last employed in the construction industry, who were registered at employment offices in Scotland for work in each of the building trades listed in October 1981 and March 1979.
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Numbers registered as unemployed Occupation October 1981 March 1979 Carpenters and joiners 3,315 1,697 Electricians 1,196 483 Cable jointers and linesmen 34 26 Heating and ventilating engineering fitters 165 61 Plumbers, pipe fitters and gas fitters 1,562 1,385 Metal scaffolders 333 257 Other steel erectors, riggers and cable splicers 856 595 Painters and decorators 1,993 1,199 Bricklayers, masons and stone setters 2,243 1,041 Plasterers 536 327 Terazzo workers and tile setters 104 59
Numbers registered as unemployed Occupation October 1981 March 1979 Roofers 712 309 Glaziers 176 67 General builders 13 14 Pipelayers and Jointers 128 60 Site work concretors 49 43 Earth moving and civil engineering equipment operators 783 414 Crane, hoist and other materials handling equipment operators 572 380
§ Mr. Ernie Rossasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what percentage of the following work forces are unemployed in Dundee in (a) construction, (b) engineering and (c) textiles.
§ Mr. Alexander FletcherI shall reply to the hon. Member as soon as possible.