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Labour Statistics
Mr. Wilson : To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will provide a breakdown of the unemployment statistics for Cunninghame, North constituency by local electoral division, or on another convenient basis.
Mr. Lang : On 8 December 1988 (the latest date for which information is available) the number of unemployed claimants in each electoral ward of the Cunninghame, North parliamentary constituency was as shown in the table below.
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Ward |Unemployed claimants
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Ardrossan North |315
Ardrossan South |416
Arran |240
Beith |215
Dalry |217
Fairlie, Skelmorlie and Cumbrae |197
Garnock East |192
Kilbirnie North |229
Kilbirnie South |256
Largs North |239
Largs South |124
Saltcoats East |281
Saltcoats North |306
South Beach |352
West Kilbride |198
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Constituency Total |3,777
This information is available in the Library.
Education Survey
Mr. Dewar : To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will give the terms of reference for the survey of parents' views on school education being carried out by the MVA consultancy ; when it is expected to report ; whether that report will be published in full ; and what is the total cost of the operation to the Scottish Office.
Mr. Rifkind : The terms of reference for the market research survey of parents' views on school education in Scotland are to carry out a survey of parents' attitudes towards, and perceptions of, school education ; and to ascertain parents' experience of, and opinions on, the education provided by the schools their children attend. The MVA consultancy is due to report in June 1989 and I envisage that the main findings would be made public.
The cost of the survey is £121,715.
Child Care Workers
Ms. Richardson : To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what proportion of his Department's appropriate grant aid budget has been allocated to the training of child care workers over the last five years to date.
Mr. Michael Forsyth : Provision of social work services in Scotland is primarily a responsibility of local authorities. Information is not available on the level of expenditure incurred by local authorities in training child care workers.
Over the last five years the Scottish Office has paid to voluntary social work agencies in the child care sector, training grants under section 9 of the Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968 totalling approximately £0.5 million and representing some 30 per cent. of the grant scheme budget. Section 9 expenditure in 1988-89 also includes the initial instalment of a grant of £60,000 annually for three years in the first instance awarded to the university of Dundee for the setting up of a programme of training for social workers handling child abuse cases.
Caravan Sites
Dr. Thomas : To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what is the number of caravan sites not licensed by local authorities operated under the auspices of voluntary organisations in Scotland.
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Lord James Douglas-Hamilton : Thirty-eight sites are operated in Scotland by organisations holding certificates of exemption from the Secretary of State issued under paragraph 12 of the first schedule to the Caravan Sites and Control of Development Act 1960.
Dr. Thomas : To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what is the total number of caravan sites licensed under the Caravan Sites and Control of Development Act 1960 by local authorities in Scotland.
Lord James Douglas-Hamilton : The information requested is not available centrally.
Health Boards (Press Releases)
Mr. Galbraith : To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland whether health boards must clear their press releases with his Department before release to the press.
Inverclyde Royal Hospital
Dr. Godman : To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list the average waiting times at the Inverclyde royal hospital over the past five years for (a) hip and knee operations, (b) hernia operations, (c) cataract operations, (d) ear, nose and throat operations, (e) gynaecological operations and (f) varicose veins operations.
Mr. Michael Forsyth : The table sets out the information requested for patients discharged from the hospital during the calendar years listed.