§ Mr. Craigenasked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many (a) placements and (b) registrations there were at each of the jobcentres in the Glasgow area during the last year; and how many long-term unemployed persons were registered during this period.
§ Mr. Allan StewartComprehensive information is not available in the form requested because registration for employment is no longer a condition of receipt of unemployment benefit.
The table shows for each jobcentre area in the Glasgow travel-to-work area at the latest respective dates for which information is available the number of placings and the number of claimants who were (a) unemployed and (b) had been unemployed for over 52 weeks.
Total number of Placings and Unemployed Claimants in the Glasgow travel-to-work area At 2 March 1984 At 5 April 1984 Number of claimants Jobcentre area Persons placed* (1) Unemployed (2) Unemployed for over 52 weeks† (3) Cambuslang 805 1,958 915 Easterhouse 1,197 5,929 3,378 Glasgow Central 8,179 2,508 1,342 Glasgow City 4,319 ‡ ‡ Govan 1,695 7,258 3,428 Hillington 917 1,465 667 Maryhill 2,968 6,088 2,480 Parkhead 3,906 10,656 5,247 Partick (West) 3,667 7,453 3,101 Rutherglen 1,948 2,662 1,234 Shawlands 5,744 14,535 6,434 Springburn 2,659 11,770 6,228 Barrhead 1,484 4,459 2,204 Clydebank 2,788 7,925 3,308 Cumbernauld 2,272 3,418 1,175 East Kilbride 3,448 4,345 1,457 Kilsyth 319 1,093 406 Kirkintilloch 1,253 2,209 730 Total 49,568 95,731 43,734 * Including on the Community Programme † Also included in column (2) ‡ Included elsewhere