§ Mr. McAllionTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will give for the Manpower Services Commission area manpower board covering Dundee, the most recent monthly statistics for new JTS showing entrants in the latest available period, and the number of cumulative entrants since the scheme started and a breakdown of entrants which shows how many were male and female, the length of time they had been out of work, their ethnic backgrounds and whether or not they had any disabilities.
§ Mr. Lang[holding answer 10 March 1988]: The new job training scheme figures for Grampian and Tayside area manpower board are given in the table.
Number Number of entrants in February 1988 244 Cumulative entrants April 1987 to February 1988 1,585
Table 1 Unemployed six months or more in January each year Travel-to-work areas in Tayside Previous TTW As 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 Arbroath 339 343 506 850 914 Blairgowrie 138 170 224 320 398 Dundee 4,167 4,223 6,159 8,976 8,945 Forfar 128 113 255 537 538 Montrose 226 214 436 496 513 Perth 695 769 1,024 1,654 1,811 Tayside 5,693 5,832 8,604 12,833 13,119
Current TTW As 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 Arbroath 819 757 909 965 828 Blairgowrie and Pitlochry 657 690 706 784 599 Brechin and Montrose 591 642 714 819 761 Crieff 179 218 225 235 198 Dundee 9,962 10,036 10,318 9,797 8,512 Forfar 618 550 635 684 561 Perth 1,470 1,465 1,662 1,865 1,480 Tayside 14,296 14,358 15,169 15,149 12,939
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Table 2 Unemployed 6 months or more in January each year. Jobcentre areas in Tayside 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 Arbroath 339 343 506 850 914 1,085 1,050 Blairgowrie 138 170 224 320 398 451 465 Dundee 4,167 4,223 6,159 8,976 8,945 9,767 9,837 Forfar 128 113 255 537 538 610 545 Montrose 226 214 436 496 513 547 575 Perth 695 769 1,024 1,654 1,811 1,802 1,862 Tayside 5,693 5,832 8,604 12,833 13,119 14,262 14,334
Number of which: Male 1,176 Female 409 6–12 months unemployed 732 13–24 months unemployed 461 Over 2 years unemployed 392 White 1,509 Black, African or Caribbean descent 2 Indian subcontinent descent 8 Others 52 Chose not to answer the question 14 Disabled 72