§ Mr. McTaggartasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list in the Official Report how many people under the age of 25 years (a) are unemployed and (b) have been unemployed for more than six months in (i) Glasgow, Central and (ii) the whole of Scotland.
§ Mr. LangThe information requested, for the latest available date, is given in the table :
Unemployed claimants aged under 25 years as at 8 January 1987 Unemployed over 6 months Total Glasgow Central parliamentary constituency 1,545 2,825 Scotland 64,906 142,439