HC Deb 08 February 1984 vol 53 c677W
Mr. McTaggart

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will publish in the Official Report the numbers of registered unemployed in (a) Glasgow and (b) Scotland who (i) have been unemployed for one year or longer, (ii) have been unemployed for two years or longer and (iii) have been unemployed for three years or longer.

Mr. Allan Stewart

The information obtained from the most recent analysis of duration of unemployment is set out in the table:

Number of people claiming unemployment benefit at 13 October 1983
Glasgow travel-to-work area Scotland
Unemployed for
More than 52 weeks 17,784 59,533
More than 104 weeks 9,969 29,587
More than 156 weeks 13,833 35,199

Note: The Glasgow travel-to-work area comprises the employment office areas within Glasgow city together with the Barrhead, Clydebank, Cumbernauld, East Kilbride, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch jobcentre area.

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