§ Mr. Home RobertsonTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list for each postal code area and local authority ward in East Lothian district the number of people who were unemployed in October 1987, October 1986 and October 1983.
§ Mr. LangPostcode sectors do not necessarily match district boundaries. The number of unemployed claimants within postcode sectors in East Lothian district in October 1983, October 1986 and October 1987 is shown in table 1. The number of unemployed claimants within each ward in East Lothian district in October 1983, 1986 and 1987 is shown in table 2. Figures for October 1983 are not comparable with those for October 1986 and October 1987 because of changes in the coverage of the count.
This information is available in the Library.
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Table 1 Unemployed claimants—East Lothian postcode sectors October 19831 October 1986 October 1987 EH21 6 Musselburgh 245 303 326 EH21 7 Musselburgh 322 367 359 EH21 8 Musselburgh 465 530 488 EH31 2 Musselburgh 40 65 52 EH32 0 Musselburgh 264 303 297 EH32 9 Musselburgh 572 555 606 EH33 1 Musselburgh 274 283 308 EH33 2 Musselburgh 335 397 385 EH34 5 Musselburgh 50 39 53 EH35 5 Musselburgh 101 116 95 EH36 5 Haddington n/a 16 15 EH39 4 Musselburgh 124 175 145 EH39 5 Musselburgh 43 84 51 EH40 3 Haddington 20 37 31 EH41 3 Haddington 129 149 160
October 19831 October 1986 October 1987 EH41 4 Haddington 183 219 203 EH42 1 Haddington 228 379 395 Total 3,395 4,017 3,969 1 This column excludes some unemployed claimants for whom postcodes were not available at the time of compilation.
Table 2 East Lothian District Unemployed Claimants Ward October 1983 October 1986 October 1987 Carberry 379 398 380 Cockenzie 189 181 197 Dirleton 107 156 116 Dunbar 189 274 303 East Linton 102 179 154 Gladsmuir 114 125 112 Haddington 172 190 198 Lammermuir 233 225 231 Musselburgh Central 185 222 226 Musselburgh East 327 302 267 Musselburgh South 107 139 157 Musselburgh West 169 166 173 North Berwick 146 194 157 Prestonpans East 273 241 251 Prestonpans West 360 323 355 Tranent North 369 353 383 Tranent Ormiston 308 327 292 Total 3,729 3,995 3,952