§ Ms. QuinTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list in respect of Strathclyde(a) the average rate of unemployment and the European community average in the last three years and (b) the percentage of industrial employment in total employment and the European Community average.
§ Mr. Lang[holding answer 7 July 1989]: The figures are as follows:
(a) Unemployment Annual average percentage 1986 1987 1988 Strathclyde region 19.2 18.4 15.8 European Community 10.8 10.4 10.0
(b) Industrial employment Share of industrial employment in total employment percentage 1984 Strathclyde region 37.3 European Community 34.3 Note: The figures are not directly comparable as a result of definitional differences.