§ Mr. McQuarrieasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what were the unemployment figures of males and females for the towns of Fraserburgh and Peterhead in the years 1980, 1981 and 1982, respectively; and what are the latest figures available.
§ Mr. Alexander FletcherThe information is set out in the following tables.
Table 1 Annual average of unemployed registrants (the old basis of the unemployment count) in Fraserburgh and Peterhead jobcentre areas; 1980 1981 1982 Fraserburgh Males 372 557 673 Percentage 8.9 13.3 16.1 Females 215 340 409 Percentage 5.7 9.0 10.8 Peterhead Males 434 599 710 Percentage 6.0 8.3 9.8 Females 405 411 491 Percentage 9.6 9.8 11.7 Note: As a result of the change over in November 1982 to a claimant-based count of the unemployed, the annual average for 1982 has been calculated on the 10 months to October 1982.
Table 2 Unemployed claimants (the new basis of the unemployment count) in Fraserburgh and Peterhead jobcentre areas at 10 March 1983 (the latest date for which information is available). Males Females Number Percentage Number Percentage Fraserburgh 911 21.8 420 11.1 Peterhead 934 12.9 500 11.9