§ Mr. Wilsonasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list the hospitals in Scotland which closed in (a) 1980, (b) 1981, (c) 1982 and (d) 1983 giving the total number of beds lost with each closure.
§ Mr. John MacKayThe information requested is as follows. In most instances the facilities which the hospitals provided have been replaced elsewhere:
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Beds 1980 Lanarkshire Health Board Shotts Hospital 40
Beds Tayside Health Board Charleton Maternity Home, Montrose 19 Sidlaw Hospital, Auchterhouse 44 1981 Greater Glasgow Health Board Carnbooth Children's Home, Glasgow 30 Homoeopathic Hospital for Children, Glasgow 30 Tayside Health Board Burghmuir Hospital, Perth 41 1982 Ayrshire and Arran Health Board Kilmarnock Infirmary 150 Torrance House, Kilmarnock 44 Tayside Health Board Strathmore Hospital, Blairgowrie 28 1983 Borders Health Board Peebles County Hospital 21 Peebles War Memorial Hospital 26 Greater Glasgow Health Board Ear, Nose and Throat Hospital, Glasgow 83 Shetland Health Board Brevik Hospital, Lerwick 43 Note: The bed figures shown are the approved bed complements at the time of closure.
United Kingdom June each year 1964 1969 1974 1979 1983 (a) Employees in employment Number (000s) 22,816 22,624 22,789 23,158 21,081 As a percentage of the working population 90.2 89.2 88.8 87.0 78.9 (b) Self-employed persons Number (000s) 1,710 1,853 1,996 1,903 2,318 As a percentage of the working population 6.8 7.3 7.8 7.2 8.7 (c) Her Majesty's Forces Number (000s) 424 380 345 314 322 As a percentage of the working population 1.7 1.5 1.3 1.2 1.2 (d) Total (a), (b) and (c) ie employed labour force Number (000s) 24,950 24,857 25,130 25,375 23,721 As a percentage of the working population 98.6 98.0 97.9 95.4 88.8
§ Mr. Harveyasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many of the registered unemployment who have been receiving social security benefit have been jobless for (a) more than one year,(b) more than two years,(c)more than three years,(d)more than four years,(e)more than five years,(f) more than six years,(g)more than seven years,(h)more than nine years and (j)more than 10 years
§ Mr.Alan clarkThe following is the available information for unemployed claimants in the United Kingdom on 5 April 1984,the latest date for which an analysis by duration of unemployment is available. The analysis does not distinguish the numbers for separate duration periods over five years.
Duration in weeks Number Over 52 and up to 104 weeks 562,383 Over 104 and up to 156 weeks 300,007 Over 156 and up to 208 weeks 190,662 Over 208 and up to 260 weeks 80,814 Over 260 weeks 84,278