§ Dr. Godmanasked the Secretary of State for Scotland (1) how many women in Greenock and Port Glasgow are employed by firms with fewer than 12 employees;
(2) how many women in Greenock and Port Glasgow are employed for fewer than 21 hours a week;
(3) how many women in Greenock and Port Glasgow are in employment; and how many began new jobs on or after 1 May 1985.
§ Mr. LangInformation is not available in the precise form requested. Employment statistics are obtained from the census of employment, and the most recent information for local areas is for September 1981. Figures for September 1984 are not yet available below the levels of standard regions, nor is information available about the numbers taking up new jobs after May 1985. In September 1981 there were 16,490 women employed in the Greenock travel-to-work area (1984 definition) of which 6,051 were working not more than 30 hours a week. Analyses by size of firm or actual number of hours worked are not available.