§ Mr. McTaggartasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what information is presently available to him on the numbers and percentage unemployed in Glasgow at district ward level from the 1981 census; what are the figures for the district wards covered by the Glasgow, Central constituency; what are the figures for the 10 wards in Glasgow with the highest unemployment levels; and what was the unemployment rate in Glasgow and Scotland in April 1981.
§ Mr. John MacKayInformation for district wards in Glasgow is not yet available. The 1981 census showed that 68,933 persons in City of Glasgow District were not in employment, that is, seeking work or prevented by temporary sickness from seeking work; this represented 19.2 per cent. of the economically active population. The corresponding figures for Scotland were 293,302 and 12.3 per cent.