asked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will provide a percentage breakdown of the number of males out of work in the following categories: (a) up to one year, (b) between one and two years, (c) between two and three years and (d) over three years, in Glasgow and in Scotland on the latest date for which information is available.
The table following gives an analysis by duration of unemployment of the number of males registered as unemployed in the Glasgow travel-to-work area and in Scotland on 14 October 1982, the latest date for which information is available.
| Occupation | Numbers registered as unemployed |
| Carpenters and Joiners | 982 |
| Electricians | 429 |
| Cable Jointers and Linesmen | 7 |
| Heating and Ventilation Engineering Fitters | 85 |
| Plumbers, Pipe Fitters and Gas Fitters | 607 |
| Metal Scaffolders | 119 |
| Other Steel Erectors, Riggers and Cable Splicers | 293 |
| Painters and Decorators | 674 |
| Bricklayers and Stone Setters | 591 |
| Plasterers | 123 |
| Terrazo Workers and Tile Setters | 59 |
| Roofers | 294 |
| Glaziers | 117 |
| General Builders | 3 |
| Pipe Layers and Jointers | 38 |
| Site Work Concreters | 8 |
| Occupation | Numbers registered as unemployed |
| Earth Moving and Civil Engineering Equipment Operators | 126 |
| Crance Hoist and other materials handling Equipment Operators | 196 |
| Total Glasgow travel-to-work area | 4,751 |
Note: The Glasgow travel-to-work area comprises the 13 employment office areas within the City of Glasgow, together with the Barrhead, Clydebank, Cumbernauld, East Kilbride, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch employment office areas.
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland by what percentage (a) total and (b) male unemployment in Glasgow has risen since May 1979, taking the May 1979 figures as equal to 100; and what are the corresponding figures for Scotland.
| Numbers Registered as Unemployed | |||||||
| Employment Office Area | October 1979 | October 1980 | Increase Per cent. | October 1981 | Increase per cent. | October 1982 | Increase per cent. |
| Cambuslang | 965 | 1,538 | 590·4 | 1,977 | 28·5 | 2,055 | 3·9 |
| Easterhouse | 4,050 | 5,027 | 24·1 | 5,908 | 17·5 | 6,061 | 2·6 |
| Glasgow Central Jobcentre | 2,126 | 2,261 | 6·3 | 2,781 | 23·0 | 3,169 | 14·0 |
| Glasgow City Jobcentre | 790 | 1,010 | 27·8 | 1,360 | 34·7 | 1,524 | 12·1 |
| Govan | 2,366 | 3,362 | 42·1 | 4,282 | 27·4 | 4,514 | 5·4 |
| Hillington | 853 | 1,232 | 44·4 | 1,789 | 45·2 | 2,048 | 14·5 |
| Kinning Park | 924 | 1,218 | 31·8 | 1,458 | 19·7 | 1,568 | 7·5 |
| Maryhill | 3,801 | 5,173 | 36·1 | 6,614 | 27·9 | 7,001 | 5·9 |
| Parkhead | 5,584 | 7,790 | 39·5 | 9,646 | 23·8 | 10,021 | 3·9 |
| Partick | 4,406 | 6,112 | 38·7 | 7,670 | 25·5 | 8,316 | 8·4 |
| Rutherglen | 3,717 | 5,370 | 44·5 | 7,042 | 31·1 | 6,993 | -0·7 |
| Shawlands Jobcentre | 7,213 | 9,705 | 34·5 | 12,891 | 32·8 | 13,824 | 7·2 |
| Springburn | 6,394 | 8,400 | 31·4 | 10,338 | 23·1 | 10,695 | 3·5 |
| GLASGOW CITY TOTAL | 43,189 | 58,198 | 34·8 | 73,756 | 26·7 | 77,789 | 5·5 |
| Barrhead | 1,420 | 2,099 | 47·8 | 3,013 | 43·5 | 3,031 | 0·6 |
| Clydebank | 3,509 | 5,332 | 52·0 | 5,939 | 11·4 | 6,482 | 9·1 |
| Cumbernauld | 1,652 | 2,468 | 49·4 | 3,339 | 35·3 | 4,041 | 21·0 |
| East Kilbride | 2,620 | 4,422 | 68·8 | 5,341 | 20·8 | 5,972 | 11·8 |
| Kilsyth | 426 | 735 | 72·5 | 1,003 | 36·5 | 1,094 | 9·1 |
| Kirkintilloch | 985 | 1,674 | 69·9 | 2,464 | 47·2 | 2,750 | 11·6 |
| GLASGOW TRAVEL-TO-WORK ARE TOTAL | 53,801 | 74,928 | 39·3 | 94,855 | 26·6 | 101,159 | 6·6 |
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many (a) medical practitioners and (b) nurses and midwives are unemployed in Glasgow at present.
On 9 September 1982, the latest date for which information is available, 28 unemployed people in the Glasgow travel-to-work area were registered for employment as medical practitioners and 219 for employment as state registered and state enrolled nurses and state certified midwives.
Note.
The Glasgow travel-to-work area comprises the 13 employment office areas within Glasgow city together with the Barrhead, Clydebank, Cumbernauld, East Kilbride, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch employment office areas.
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many primary and secondary school teachers are unemployed in Glasgow.
The following table shows the increase in total and male unemployment between May 1979 and October 1982 as an index, taking the May 1979 figure as 100.
| Increase in Unemployment May 1979 to October 1982 taking May 1979 as 100 | ||
| Total | Males | |
| Glasgow travel to work area | 208·5 | 206·8 |
| Scotland | 213·2 | 218·6 |
asked the Secretary of Stale for Scotland if he will publish a table showing the number registered at each Glasgow employment area office as unemployed for each of the following dates: (a) October 1979, (b) October 1980, (c) October 1981 and (d) October 1982; and what has been the percentage change in each case.
The information requested is shown in the table following:
On 9 September 1982, the latest date for which information is available, 627 unemployed people in the Glasgow travel-to-work area were registered for employment as primary teachers and 295 for employment as secondary teachers.
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many young people have been unemployed in Glasgow and in Scotland for over a year; and what were the comparable figures for 1981, 1980 and 1979.
Information on the numbers of young people under 18 who had been registered as unemployed for over 52 weeks at employment and careers offices in the Glasgow travel-to-work area and Scotland on 14 October 1982, the latest date for which information is available, and in the corresponding months in the previous three years, is set out in the table following.
| Glasgow travel-to-work area | Scotland | |
| October 1979 | 240 | 696 |
| October 1980 | 292 | 804 |
| October 1981 | 698 | 1,919 |
| October 1982 | 795 | 2,902 |
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland what was the rate of increase between October 1979 and October 1982 in the number of persons registered as unemployed for more than 52 weeks for (a) Scotland and (b) each county in Scotland, ranked from highest to lowest.
[pursuant to his reply, 30 November 1982, c. 145]: The information requested is set out in the table following:
| Percentage increase between October 1979 and October 1982 in the number of persons registered as unemployed for more than 52 weeks | |
| Per cent. | |
| Scotland | 181·5 |
| Central | 301·4 |
| Borders | 250·0 |
| Western Isles | 192·6 |
| Lothian | 187·1 |
| Orkney | 185·9 |
| Tayside | 182·1 |
| Strathclyde | 180·3 |
| Grampian | 169·4 |
| Fife | 167·6 |
| Dumfries and Galloway | 128·8 |
| Highland | 119·0 |
| Shetland | 104·5 |
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland what was the rate of increase between October 1979 and October 1982 in the number of persons registered as unemployed for more than two years for (a) Scotland and (b) each county in Scotland, ranked from highest to lowest.
[pursuant to his reply, 30 November 1982, c. 145]: The information requested is set out in the table following.
| Percentage increase between October 1979 and October 1982 in the number of persons registered as unemployed for more than two years: | |
| per cent. | |
| SCOTLAND | 151·5 |
| Central | 201·7 |
| Tayside | 161·4 |
| Strathclyde | 158·7 |
| Orkney | 158·1 |
| Western Isles | 155·0 |
| Grampian | 152·7 |
| Borders | 150·7 |
| Lothian | 136·1 |
| Highland | 115·9 |
| Fife | 106·9 |
| Dumfries and Galloway | 82·6 |
| Shetland | 71·4 |
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland what was the rate of increase between April 1979 and October 1982 in the number of persons registered as unemployed for more than two years for (a) Scotland and (b) each county in Scotland, ranked from highest to lowest.
[pursuant to his reply, 30 November 1982, c. 145]: The information requested is set out in the table following:
| Percentage increase between April 1979 and October 1982 in the number of persons registered as unemployed for more than two years: | |
| per cent. | |
| SCOTLAND | 154·1 |
| Orkney | 246·9 |
| Central | 215·1 |
| Strathclyde | 160·0 |
| Tayside | 158·3 |
| Fife | 149·2 |
| Borders | 148·9 |
| Western Isles | 140·0 |
| Highland | 134·9 |
| Grampian | 134·8 |
| Lothian | 134·1 |
| Shetland | 89·5 |
| Dumfries and Galloway | 71·8 |
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland what was the rate of increase between April 1979 and October 1982 in the number of persons registered as unemployed for more than 52 weeks for (a) Scotland and (b) each county in Scotland, ranked from highest to lowest.
[pursuant to his reply, 30 November 1982, c. 145]: The information requested is set out in the table following:
| Percentage increase between April 1979 and October 1982 in the number of persons registered as unemployed for more than one year: | |
| per cent. | |
| SCOTLAND | 180·5 |
| Central | 297·2 |
| Borders | 264·2 |
| Western Isles | 259·6 |
| Orkney | 246·1 |
| Lothian | 188·1 |
| Strathclyde | 183·6 |
| Fife | 165·5 |
| Tayside | 156·5 |
| Grampian | 139·6 |
| Shetland | 130·8 |
| Highland | 126·8 |
| Dumfries and Galloway | 110·7 |