§ Mr. Peter BottomleyTo ask the President of the Board of Trade if he will give a list of the mining jobs lost in each constituency and the percentage change in unemployment for each such constituency since June 1987.
§ Mr. EggarThe information is given in the following table:
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Constituency Registered unemployed Change Jobs lost through colliery closures since June 1987 June 1987 December 1992 Per cent. Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley 6,288 4,583 –27.1 403 Perth and Kinross 3,715 2,791 –24.9 422 Sources: Employment data—Department of Employment NOMIS database.
Job losses due to colliery closures—British Coal.
Notes:
1. The constituencies listed are those where closures of coal mines have been identified. Colliery employees would not necessarily have resided in the same constituency.
2. The number of jobs lost through colliery closures may not reflect jobs lost in the run-down prior to closure.
3. The figures do not include reductions in employment at coal mines which remain open.