HC Deb 19 July 1995 vol 263 cc1515-6W
Mr. McAllion

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many registered unemployed there were in Scotland on the latest date for which figures are available; and what was the equivalent figure for 1979. [35226]

Police establishment Police strength1 Civilian establishment2 Civilian strength2
At 1 April 1994
Central 650 658 203 173
Dumfries and Galloway 384 386 177 147
Fife 780 791 273 237
Grampian 1,178 1,193 479 422
Lothian and Borders 2,522 2,558 1,183 965
Northern 654 658 352 321

Mr. Kynoch

In June 1995, seasonally adjusted claimant unemployment in Scotland was 197,600. The equivalent figure in 1979 was 138,500.

Mr. McAllion

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many registered unemployed there were who had been out of work for more than a year in Scotland on the latest date for which figures are available; and what was the equivalent figure for 1979. [35227]

Mr. Kynoch

In April 1995, 70,100 people in Scotland had been claimant unemployed for more than a year.

An equivalent figure for 1979 is not available.

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