§ Mr. Norman Hoggasked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many jobs have been lost, and how many have been created, in the Cumbernauld and Kilsyth constituency since May 1979.
§ Mr. Allan StewartComprehensive information on jobs created and jobs lost is not available. There were 3,419 redundancies affecting 10 or more employees notified to the Cumbernauld and Kilsyth jobcentres in the period since 1 May 1979: the area covered by these jobcentres is slightly larger than the constituency. In the period 1 May 1979 to 31 May 1986, 1,230 new jobs and 860 safeguarded jobs were associated with offers of regional selective assistance to businesses in Cumbernauld and Kilsyth constituency. In the period to 31 May 1986, 940 jobs were associated with offers of the new regional development grant. It should be noted that some projects receive both types of assistance.
§ Mr. Wilsonasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what was the number of people employed in Scotland in the microelectronics industry in each of the past five years.
§ Mr. Allan StewartInformation in respect of the electronics industry in Scotland is set out in the table below. These estimates are based on information from the Regional Data System. Although estimates from RDS normally reflect the latest known classification of plants, these estimates are derived from a special exercise carried out by the Industry Department for Scotland in which plants have been given the classification appropriate to each year.
Electronics employment Number 1981 40,500 1982 39,700 1983 42,800 1984 44,700 1985 43,800
§ Mr. Wilsonasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what numbers of people were employed in the shipbuilding and ship repair industry in Scotland in each year since 1974.
§ Mr. Allan StewartThe estimated numbers of persons employed in the shipbuilding and ship repair industry (activity heading 3610 of the 1980 standard industrial 387W classification) in Scotland for the years 1979 to 1983, the latest at present available, are set out below. Prior to 1979, only figures for the shipbuilding and marine engineering industry (minimum list heading 370 of the 1968 standard industrial classification) are available.
Shipbuilding and marine engineering 1968 SIC, MLH 370 Number 1974 39,100 1975 40,400 1976 40,800 1977 37,300 1978 37,600 1979 35,600 Shipbuilding and Repairing 1980 SIC, Activity Heading 3610 Number 1979 30,600 1980 26,500 1981 25,900 1982 26,000 1983 24,800 Source: Annual Census of Production.
§ Mr. Wilsonasked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many people in Scotland were employed by the British Steel Corporation in each year since 1974.
§ Mr. Allan StewartI shall reply to the hon. Member as soon as possible.
§ Mr. Wilsonasked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many people in Scotland were employed by the National Coal Board in each year since 1974.
§ Mr. Allan StewartIt is estimated that the numbers of people in Scotland employed by the National Coal Board in each year since 1974 are as follows:
Year Ending March Thousands 1974 28.8 1975 29.2 1976 28.2 1977 27.5 1978 25.9 1979 25.0 1980 24.9 1981 23.7 1982 21.5 1983 20.4 1984 16.6 1985 14.3 1986 10.0
§ Mr. Wilsonasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what was the net change in the number of employees in employment in Scotland in (a) manufacturing industry and (b) service industries in each year since 1980.
§ Mr. Allan StewartThe estimated net changes in thousands, as compared with the previous year, in employees in employment in manufacturing and services are set out in the table for June of each year since 1980.
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Net charge 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 Manufacturing employment -55 -33 -31 -8 -2 Service employment -12 +4 0 +25 +23
§ Mr. Wilsonasked the Secretary of State for Scotland (1) if he will publish a table to show the average monthly count of persons registered as unemployed in Scotland, in each year since 1974 who were (a) school leavers and (b) aged 19 years and under;
(2) what is the number of people in Scotland, at the latest date, who have not been in full-time employment since leaving school; and how many of them are school leavers from (a) 1986, (b) 1985, (c) 1984 and (d) 1983 or before;
(3) if he will publish a table showing the average monthly count of persons registered as unemployed in Scotland for each year since 1974; and if he will give the percentage unemployment figure for each year.
§ Mr. Allan StewartI shall reply to the hon. Member as soon as possible.
§ Mr. Wilsonasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what was the number of wholly oil-related jobs in Scotland in each of the past five years.
§ Mr. Allan StewartTotal employment in firms in Scotland identified by the Manpower Services Commission as being wholly related to North sea oil and gas activity is estimated to have been around 63,700 in December 1985. This is the most recent estimate available. The estimates for June of the years 1981 to 1985 are as follows:
June Thousands 1981 49.6 1982 58.3 1983 63.3 1984 64.0 1985 63.8