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Solvent Fumes (Detection Equipment)

Volume 35: debated on Monday 17 January 1983

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asked the Secretary of State for Scotland if his Department has studied the development of a machine by a company in Newcastle for detecting solvent fumes from glue; if he will draw the attention of such work to police and social work departments; and if he will make a statement.

I wrote to the hon. Member about this matter on 11 January; a copy of my reply has been placed in the Library.

Numbers unemployed (thousands)Percentage increase
1979 (average)1982 (September)1979-September 1982
Scotland16030591
Germany8762,010129
France1,3502,04051
Italy*1,6532,36343
Netherlands210571172
Belgium†29447562
Luxembourg*1297
United Kingdom1,2272,866134
Ireland9016583
Denmark15925963
Greece†324541
United States of America5,96311,26089
Japan1,1701,43022
Canada8381,45874
Notes:
(1) The unemployment figures are rounded to the nearest thousand, and are for September 1982, the latest available common date. Percentage increases are rounded to the nearest whole number.
(2) For all EEC countries except Belgium, Scotland and the United Kingdom, the figures relate to numbers registering as unemployed at employment offices. Figures for Belgium represent the insured unemployed, and those for Scotland and the United Kingdom are based on the numbers claiming unemployment benefit, excluding school leavers.
(3) Figures for the United States of America, Japan and Canada are derived from sample surveys.
* Not seasonally adjusted.
† Estimate.