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Mr. Ernie Ross
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.
Mr. John MacKay
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 | |
Scotland | 160 | 305 | 91 |
Germany | 876 | 2,010 | 129 |
France | 1,350 | 2,040 | 51 |
Italy* | 1,653 | 2,363 | 43 |
Netherlands | 210 | 571 | 172 |
Belgium† | 294 | 475 | 62 |
Luxembourg* | 1 | 2 | 97 |
United Kingdom | 1,227 | 2,866 | 134 |
Ireland | 90 | 165 | 83 |
Denmark | 159 | 259 | 63 |
Greece† | 32 | 45 | 41 |
United States of America | 5,963 | 11,260 | 89 |
Japan | 1,170 | 1,430 | 22 |
Canada | 838 | 1,458 | 74 |
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. |