HC Deb 28 February 1989 vol 148 cc130-1W
Dr. Godman

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will provide a breakdown of the unemployment statistics for Greenock and Port Glasgow by district electoral division, or on another convenient basis.

Mr. Lang

[holding answer 23 February 1989]: On 12 January 1989 (the latest date for which information is available) the number of unemployed claimants in each electoral ward of the Greenock and Port Glasgow parliamentary constituency was as shown in the table.

Ward name Unemployed claimants
Bellville 426
Blairmore 352
Bow 468
Broomhill 275
Clune Brae 483
Gateside 281
Gibshill 637
Greenock East Central 671
Greenock South 367
Greenock West Central 251
Greenock West End 180
Larkfield 425
Port Glasgow East 574
Port Glasgow South 485
Port Glasgow West 305
Upper Larkfield 439
Constituency Total 6,619

This information is available in the Library.