§ Dr. Godmanasked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many people were placed in employment by the jobcentres in Greenock and Port Glasgow in each year since 1982.
§ Mr. LangThe numbers of people placed in employment by the Greenock and Port Glasgow jobcentres in each year since 1982 were as shown in the table.
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Year (to March) Numbers placed in employment 1982–83 4,240 1983–84 4,752 1984–85 4,887 1985–86 4,056 1986–87(1 April 1986 to 9 January 1987) 3,212
§ Mr. Home Robertsonasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what has been the percentage change in the level of unemployment in the district of East Lothian, using the most convenient figures available, since April 1979.
§ Mr. LangThe information is not available in the precise form requested. The number of unemployed claimants in East Lothian district on 9 June 1983 and on 11 December 1986 (the earliest and most recent dates for which such information can be provided) was 3,621 and 4,156 respectively. As a result of the change in the timing of the count in March 1986, these figures are not comparable and no meaningful percentage change can therefore be calculated.
This information is available in the Library.