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17. Mr. McQuarrie

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he has any plans to meet the president of the Scottish National Farmers Union to discuss the payment of hill livestock compensatory allowances and improvement grants.

Mr. John MacKay

Payments of hill livestock compensatory allowances began on 10 February and will

Lanarkshire travel-to-work area.

2. The statistical date for claimants and percentage rates was 12 January 1984 and for vacancies 6 January 1984.

Mr. George Robertson

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland what was (a) the percentage and (b) the total number of persons unemployed in the Hamilton, Blantyre and Uddingston jobcentre areas at the following times: January 1981, June 1981, January 1982, June 1982, January 1983 and June 1983.

Mr. Allan Stewart

The table shows the number of unemployed registrants in the Hamilton, Blantyre and Uddingston jobcentre areas January and June 1981 and 1982, and the number of unemployed claimants in the same area in January and June 1983. The percentage rates shown are for the north Lanarkshire travel-to-work area since they are not calculated for individual jobcentre areas.

be completed within the usual time scale. Payment of grant under the agricultural and horticultural development scheme recommenced at the same time.