§ Mr. WorthingtonTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many students have received assistance under the postgraduate students allowance scheme in every year since 1979.
Table 1—Total Employment in the New Towns 15 March Each Year 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 Cumbernauld 14,180 14,727 14,897 14,244 15,129 16,314 East Kilbride 26,236 27,049 27,279 28,308 30,157 30,569 Irvine 16,100 17,505 17,986 19,054 19,908 21,530 Livingston 12,825 14,137 15,821 16,473 17,952 18,988 Glenrothes 15,907 16,303 16,303 17,522 17,803 18,506 Source: Annual employment surveys by the new towns.
Table 2—Net Change in Employment 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 Cumbernauld 547 170 -653 885 1,185 East Kilbride 813 230 1,029 1,849 412 Irvine 1,405 481 1,068 854 1,622 Livingston 1,312 1,684 652 1,479 1,036 Glenrothes 396 0 1,219 281 703 Source: Annual employment surveys by the new towns.