HC Deb 13 February 1989 vol 147 cc42-3W
Mr. Wilson

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will provide a breakdown of the unemployment statistics for Cunninghame, North constituency by local electoral division, or on another convenient basis.

Mr. Lang

On 8 December 1988 (the latest date for which information is available) the number of unemployed claimants in each electoral ward of the Cunninghame, North parliamentary constituency was as shown in the table below.

Ward Unemployed claimants
Ardrossan North 315
Ardrossan South 416
Arran 240
Beith 215
Dalry 217
Fairlie, Skelmorlie and Cumbrae 197
Garnock East 192
Kilbirnie North 229
Kilbirnie South 256
Largs North 239
Largs South 124
Saltcoats East 281
Saltcoats North 306
South Beach 352
West Kilbride 198
Constituency Total 3,777

This information is available in the Library.