§ Dr. GodmanTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many people are self-employed in(a) Greenock and Port Glasgow and (b) Strathclyde, and if he will publish comparable figures from 1987 to date.
§ Mr. Allan Stewart[holding answer 9 December 1991]: Estimates of the number self-employed for areas within Scotland are available only from the censuses of population. At the time of the 1981 census there were 57,426 people recorded as self-employed in Strathclyde region and 904 recorded as self-employed in the Greenock and Port Glasgow constituency. Data from the 1991 census on the numbers self-employed in the Strathclyde
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Enterprise Allowance businesses completing a full year on the scheme Financial years Area 1988–89 Per cent. 1989–90 Per cent. Ayrshire, Dumfries and Galloway 81.22 81.52 Glasgow City 83.35 84.55 Renfrew, Dumbarton and Argyll 84.93 88.75 Lanarkshire 85.79 80.57
§ Dr. GodmanTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many people have been on the enterprise allowance scheme each year from 1987 to date giving figures for(a) Greenock and Port Glasgow and (b) Strathclyde.
§ Mr. Allan Stewart[holding answer 9 December 1991]: The information sought is not available in the form requested as it is possible to provide a breakdown only by the former Training Agency field office areas. Details for the financial year 1991–92 are not available.
The information available for the Training Agency field office areas which encompass Greenock, Port Glasgow and Strathclyde is set out in the table.
region are expected to become available around 1992 and for the parliamentary constituency of Greenock and Port Glasgow in January 1993.