§ Mr. Strangasked the Secretary of State for Scotland (1) how many people were unemployed, expressed (a) numerically and (b) as a percentage in Scotland in April and May 1983, respectively; and what were the corresponding figures for males and females;
(2) how many notified job vacancies there were in each employment office in the Edinburgh travel-to-work area in April and May 1983 and 1982, respectively;
(3) how many young people, aged 18 years and under, were unemployed in the Edinburgh travel-to-work area; and how many were on special employment projects in May 1983;
(4) what was the percentage increase in unemployment in the Edinburgh travel-to-work area and Scotland, respectively, front May 1979 to May 1983.
§ Mr. Allan StewartI shall reply to the hon. Member as soon as possible.
§ Mr. Strangasked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many people were unemployed, expressed (a) numerically and (b) as a percentage, in the Edinburgh travel-to-work area in April and May 1983, respectively; and what are the corresponding figures for males and females.
§ Mr. Allan StewartThe information is set out in the following table:
§ Mr. StanleyWe have no plans to make any significant alterations to the reductions set out in the answer given by my hon. Friend the then Under-Secretary of State for the Armed Forces to my hon. Friend the Member for Tynemouth (Mr. Trotter) on 29 November 1982—[Vol. 33, c.96.]