§ Mr. WorthingtonTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will give the numbers of men unemployed in Clydebank and Milngavie in September 1979 and September 1987, excluding the effect of Government special measures and part-time employment.
§ Mr. LangI understand the question is intended to relate to employment rather than unemployment. The available estimates, derived from the censuses of employment, show 9,308 males in employment in September 1981, and 8,846, of whom 8,401 were full-time, in employment in September 1984. Information on the numbers on Government employment and training programmes is not collected by parliamentary constituency.
§ Mr. Gordon BrownTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list for each postal code area and local authority ward in Dunfermline and Kirkcaldy district council areas the number unemployed for October 1987, October 1986 and October 1983.
§ Mr. Lang[holding answer 19 November 1987]: The information is not available in the precise form requested. Postcode sectors do not necessarily match district boundaries. The number of unemployed claimants in Kirkcaldy postcode sectors, which include Dunfermline and Kirkcaldy districts, in October 1983, October 1986 and October 1987 is shown in table 1. The number of unemployed claimants within each ward in Dunfermline and Kirkcaldy districts in October 1983, 1986 and 1987 is shown in tables 2 and 3. 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 claimanls—Kirkcaldy postcode sectors October1 1983 October 1986 October 1987 KY 1 1 Kirkcaldy 360 509 451 KY 1 2 Kirkcaldy 447 602 635 KY 1 3 Kirkcaldy 347 473 448 KY 1 4 Leven and Methil 246 284 296 KY 2 5 Kirkcaldy 564 739 695 KY 2 6 Kirkcaldy 1,046 1,362 1,225 KY 3 0 Kirkcaldy 225 257 269 KY 3 9 Kirkcaldy 242 406 324 KY 4 0 Cowdenbeath 352 478 446 KY 4 8 Cowdenbeath 282 395 406 KY 4 9 Cowdenbeath 450 762 709 KY 5 0 Cowdenbeath 515 691 569
October1 1983 October 1986 October 1987 KY 5 8 Cowdenbeath 560 858 812 KY 5 9 Cowdenbeath 366 557 519 KY 6 1 Glenrothes 361 421 377 KY 6 2 Glenrothes 618 736 689 KY 6 3 Glenrothes 209 284 256 KY 7 4 Glenrothes 614 705 663 KY 7 5 Glenrothes 288 346 295 KY 7 6 Glenrothes 510 703 637 KY 7 7 Cupar 177 250 203 KY 8 1 Leven and Methil 367 464 397 KY 8 2 Leven and Methil 537 601 541 KY 8 3 Leven and Methil 434 548 530 KY 8 4 Leven and Methil 366 476 473 KY 8 5 Leven and Methil 692 787 689 KY 8 6 Leven and Methil 75 127 92 KY 9 1 Anstruther 74 84 88 KY10 2 Anstruther 115 131 141 KY10 3 Anstruther 194 231 194 KY11 1 Dunfermline 328 486 446 KY11 2 Dunfermline 469 690 553
Table 2 Dumfermline District Unemployed Claimants Ward October 1983 October 1986 October 1987 Ballingry 353 530 491 Blacklaw/St. Leonards 150 198 185 Blairhall/High Valleyfield 320 308 281 Cairneyhill/Crossford 94 174 114 Cowdenbeath Foulford 187 309 276 Cowdenbeath Moss-Side 290 382 362 Cowdenbeath South East 144 211 234 Crossgates/Hill of Beath 117 163 154 Dalgety Bay East/Aberdour 135 182 175 Dalgety Bay West/North Queensferry 138 219 167 Dunfermline Central 135 221 227 Dunfermline North 1 119 130 111 Wellwood/Milesmark/Dunfermline North 2 129 166 173 Dunfermline West 159 215 224 Dunfermline/Aberdour 178 225 181 Dunfermline Garvock 123 156 142 Dunfermline/Linburn 294 273 282 Dunfermline/Pitcorthie 107 137 109 Dunfermline/Woodmill 268 318 280 Inverkeithing East 209 262 242 Inverkeithing West 212 278 226 Kelty East/West 180 208 198 Kincardine/Culross 204 209 234 Limekilns/Dunfermline/Pitreavie West 136 165 144 Lochgelly North 203 287 277 Lochgelly South 207 273 244 Lochore 259 328 320 Oakfield/Lumphinnans 278 361 32 Oakley North/Saline 173 181 187 Oakley South/Torryburn 191 220 217 Rosyth East 175 248 195 Rosyth South 107 142 129 Rosyth West 123 185 146 Townhill/Kingseat/Halbeath 158 232 238 Total 6,255 8,096 7,497 286W
Table 3 Kirkcaldy District Unemployed Claimants Ward October 1983 October 1986 October 1987 Aberhill/Methil 237 280 268 Auchmuty 427 427 410 Bennochy 182 213 171 Burntisland West 277 349 329 Cardenden 256 312 268 287W
October1 1983 October 1986 October 1987 KY11 3 Dunfermline 126 164 142 KY11 4 Dunfermline 890 1,111 1,007 KY11 5 Dunfermline 302 491 377 KY12 0 Dunfermline 307 447 466 KY12 7 Dunfermline 163 221 245 KY12 8 Dunfermline 428 573 489 KY12 9 Dunfermline 511 631 624 KY13 7 Cowdenbeath 239 394 338 KY14 6 Cupar 106 105 131 KY14 7 Cupar 135 151 146 KY15 4 Cupar 190 201 210 KY15 5 Cupar 205 182 195 KY16 0 St. Andrews 149 177 173 KY16 8 St. Andrews 267 340 316 KY16 9 St. Andrews 85 146 148 Total 16,533 21,867 20,075 1 This column excludes some unemployed claimants for whom postcodes were not available at the time of compilation.
Unemployed Claimants Ward October 1983 October 1986 October 1987 Denbeath and Savoy 280 303 292 Dunearn 261 297 258 Dunnikier 109 153 119 Dysart/Wemyss 251 298 300 East Wemyss and Muiredge 245 239 229 Fair Isle 268 327 296 Gallatown/Thornton 201 276 275 Glenwood North 323 354 327 Glenwood West 232 297 268 Hayfield 227 279 305 Kennoway 312 265 263 Kinghorn-Burntisland East 203 269 210 Kinglassie/Bowhill 310 378 302 Kirkland/Mountfleurie 374 346 366 Leslie 196 254 210 Leven East 152 246 217 Leven West 376 331 326 Linktown/Auchtertool 287 334 311 Methilhill 351 394 321 North Glenrothes/Markinch/Star 513 677 637 Old Buckhaven 228 299 252 Pathhead/Victoria 198 313 299 Pitteuchar 170 212 175 Raith 116 159 124 Rimbleton 249 253 254 Sinclairtown 286 373 327 Smeaton 235 282 254 South Parks 225 233 203 Stenton/Balgonie 189 232 211 Torbain 202 265 249 Valley 354 360 332 Windygates 197 280 215 Woodside 212 238 207 Total 9,711 11,397 10,380