§ Mr. WrayTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many unemployed people under 25 years of age in(a) Scotland, (b) Strathclyde, (c) Greater Glasgow and (d) Glasgow, Provan were without jobs for more than (1) 12 months, (2) between six months and 12 months, and (3) up to six months, in 1976, 1980 and 1987.
§ Mr. LangThe available information is shown in the table. Parliamentary constituency figures were not compiled before June 1983. Figures for 1976 other than the Scottish totals could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.
Unemployed claimants under 25 (July) 1976 1980 1987 Scotland over 12 months 2,770 10,057 34,847 6–12 months 5,547 16,396 27,363 up to 6 months 34,703 82,684 62,297 Strathclyde Region over 12 months n.a. 6,996 21,077 6–12 months n.a. 10,359 14,964 up to 6 months n.a. 47,656 32,600 Glasgow Travel-to-Work Area over 12 months n.a. 4,293 13,009 6–12 months n.a. 5,984 8,470 up to 6 months n.a. 27,355 19,172 Glasgow Provan Parliamentary Constituency over 12 months n.a. n.a. 1,400 6–12 months n.a. n.a. 734 up to 6 months n.a. n.a. 1,255 Due to changes in the coverage of the statistics during the period and to the boundaries of travel-to-work areas the figures are not comparable.
§ Mr. WrayTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many unemployed people aged under 25 years there were in August 1988 in(a) Scotland, (b) Strathclyde, (c) Greater Glasgow, and (d) Glasgow, Provan.
§ Mr. LangThe number of unemployed claimants under 25 years of age in the areas requested on 14 July 1988, the latest date for which information is available, is shown in the table.
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Unemployed claimants under 25 on 14 July 1988 Area Number Scotland 100,826 Strathclyde Region 56,612 Glasgow travel-to-work area 34,005 Glasgow Provan Parliamentary Constituency 2,750 This information is available in the Library