§ 30. Mr. David Marshallasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what is his estimate of the total number of unemployed people in the GEAR area of Glasgow; what plans he has to reduce this number; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. LangThe information is not available in the precise form requested. On 13 November 1986, the latest238W date for which information is available, the number of unemployed claimants in the electoral wards contained wholly or partly within the Glasgow eastern area renewal project was as shown in the following table. This information is available in the Library.
The GEAR project has clearly had a major impact on the East End of Glasgow. While the project itself comes to an end on 31 March 1987, the participants within GEAR will continue to take action within their various responsibilities to improve the economic circumstances of the area. In addition, the extended range of the Manpower Services Commission employment, enterprise and training measures should have an increased impact on unemployment.