HC Deb 15 December 1986 vol 107 cc355-7W
Dr. Godman

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland what has been the average number of people unemployed annually in Greenock and Port Glasgow in each year since 1979.

Mr. Lang

I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave him on 31 October 1986 at columns196–7.

Dr. Godman

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will publish the latest unemployment figures for Greenock and Port Glasgow in the Official Report by district council ward boundary.

Mr. Lang

On 9 October 1986, the latest date for which information is available, the number of unemployed claimants in each electoral ward of the Greenock and Port Glasgow parliamentary constituency was as shown in the table. This information is available in the Library.

Greenock and Port Glasgow Parliamentary Constituency
Ward Name Number of Unemployed Claimants
Belville 516
Blairmore 436
Bow 567
Broomhill 319
Clune Brae 669
Gateside 310
Gibshill 815
Greenock East Central 664
Greenock South 528
Greenock West Central 345
Greenock West End 227
Larkfield 573
Port Glasgow East 835
Port Glasgow South 664
Port Glasgow West 397
Upper Larkfield 709
Total 8,574

Dr. Godman

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will publish figures showing unemployment by age group in Greenock and Port Glasgow.

Mr. Lang

On 9 October 1986, the latest date for which information is available, the number of unemployed claimants by age group in the Greenock and Port Glasgow parliamentary constituency was as shown in the table. This information is available in the Library.

Age Group Number of Unemployed Claimants
under 17 177
17 377
18 391
19 374
20–24 1,675
25–29 1,145
30–34 864
35–39 802
40–44 709
45–49 689
50–54 590
55–59 669
60 and over 112
Total 8,574

Dr. Godman

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland what has been the average length of time a person spends on the unemployment register in Greenock and Port Glasgow in each year since 1980.

Mr. Lang

The information is not available in the precise form requested. The table relates to unemployed claimants who had completed a period of unemployment in the Greenock and Port Glasgow parliamentary constituency in October each year from 1983. This information is available in the Library.

Year (October) Median Length of Unemployment (weeks)
1983 12.8
1984 13.5
1985 9.1
1986 11.5

Dr. Godman

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many school leavers under the age of 18 years have never had a job since leaving school in Greenock and Port Glasgow.

Mr. Lang

On 9 October 1986, the latest date for which information is available, the number of school leavers under the age of 18 years, who had never had a job since leaving school, in the Greenock and Port Glasgow parliamentary constituency, totalled 434. This information is available in the Library.