§ Mr. Ernie Rossasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will publish details of the number of craftsmen unemployed in Dundee by respective building trade at the latest date.
§ Mr. Alexander Fletcher:The analysis by occupation of those who last worked in the construction industry was most recently undertaken in October 1981 and has since been discontinued. The following table gives the numbers of unemployed people, last employed in the construction industry, who in October 1981 were registered at the employment office in Dundee for work in each of the building trades listed.
Occupation Numbers registered as unemployed Carpenters and Joiners 123 Electricians 61 Cable Jointers and Linesmen 4 Heating and Ventilating Engineering Fitters 1 Plumbers. Pipe Fitters and Gas Fitters 44 Metal Scaffolders — Other Steel Erectors, Riggers and Cable Splicers — Painters and Decorators 53 Bricklayers and Stone Setters 93 Plasterers 21 Terrazzo Workers and File Setters 11 Roofers 31 Glaziers 6 General Builders — Pipe Layers and Jointers 7 Site Work Concreters 1 Earth Moving and Civil Engineering Equipment Operators 12 Crane Hoist and Other Materials Handling Equipment Operators 10 Total 478