§ Mr. Wilsonasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what is the total number of those unemployed in Scotland for (a) over 26 weeks, (b) over 52 weeks and (c) over 104 weeks; and if he will give figures for each region in Scotland as at July 1983, October 1983 and January 1984.
§ Mr. Allan StewartThe information is set out in the table:
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Unemployment claimants Regions July 1983 October 1983 January 1984 Borders 26–52 weeks 915 708 692 52–104 weeks 585 587 581 Over 104 weeks 445 482 518 Central 26–52 weeks 4,289 3,530 3,919 52–104 weeks 3,429 3,471 3,375 Over 104 weeks 2,522 2,722 3,120 Dumfries & Galloway 26–52 weeks 1,520 1,256 1,406 52–104 weeks 1,331 1,296 1,266 Over 104 weeks 1,226 1,273 1,363 Fife 26–52 weeks 3,723 3,426 3,808 52–104 weeks 2,894 2,779 2,873 Over 104 weeks 2,380 2,565 2,855 Grampian 26–52 weeks 3,677 2,996 3,073 52–104 weeks 2,282 2,316 2,392 Over 104 weeks 1,496 1,659 1,836 Highland 26–52 weeks 2,245 1,818 1,915 52–104 weeks 1,709 1,652 1,665 Over 104 weeks 1,000 1,244 1,400 Lothians
Regions July 1983 October 1983 January 1984 26–52 weeks 9,353 7,960 8,609 52–104 weeks 7,614 7,871 7,939 Over 104 weeks 6,448 6,881 7,394 Orkney 26–52 weeks 161 115 116 52–104 weeks 134 114 127 Over 104 weeks 122 136 125 Shetland 26–52 weeks 235 166 126 52–104 weeks 75 96 137 Over 104 weeks 38 46 50 Strathclyde 26–52 weeks 37,708 34,207 37,030 52–104 weeks 35,428 34,924 34,758 Over 104 weeks 41,068 43,130 45,959 Tayside 26–52 week 5,047 4,870 5,470 52–104 weeks 4,1.60 4,076 3,982 Over 104 weeks 4,152 4,445 4,810 Western Isles 26–52 weeks 415 331 334 52–104 weeks 338 351 347 Over 104 weeks 83 203 273 Total for Scotland 26–52 weeks 69,288 61,383 66,498 52–104 weeks 59,979 59,533 59,442 Over 104 weeks 61,081 64,786 69,703