Birth Statistics

Mr. McKelvey
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will publish in the Official Report the percentage of illegitimate live births in relation to all live births in the Ayrshire and Arran health board area and Kilmarnock and Loudoun area for the years 1980 and 1981, together with the percentage of illegitimate live births for the under 20-year-old age group in relation to all live births in that area for each of those years.

Mr. John MacKay
The information is given in the following table: -----------------------
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|Age group of mother  |
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|All ages             |
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|Under 20 years of age|
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Mr. Alexander Fletcher
I shall reply to the hon. Member as soon as possible.

Mr. Strang
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland what were the percentage increases in total unemployment in (a) the Edinburgh travel-to-work area and (b) Scotland, from June to June in each of the past five years.

Mr. Alexander Fletcher
The information is set out in the following table: ---------
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|1977–78|
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|1978–79|
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|1979–80|
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|1980–81|
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|1981–82|
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Mr. Strang
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland what were the percentage increases in total unemployment in each employment exchange in the Edinburgh travel-to-work area from June to June in each of the past five years.

Mr. Alexander Fletcher
The information is set out in the following table: