House of Commons Hansard Written Answers for 10 May 2001 (pt 30)

Employment Statistics

Mr. Grieve: To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many job losses there were in Scotland, broken down by the lowest regional level for which data are available, for each of the last five years. [145647]

Mrs. Liddell: Figures on job losses are not held centrally. However, figures on employment for Scotland by unitary authority (the lowest regional level for which data are available) are produced by the ONS as part of the Labour Force Survey.

Total employment--Scottish unitary authorities, 1996-2000

Thousand

Area Name 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000

Scotland 2,260 2,284 2,309 2,297 2,331

Aberdeen City 115 109 111 123 110

Aberdeenshire 110 115 107 115 119

Angus 57 59 49 52 56

Argyll and Bute 42 40 44 38 37

Clackmannanshire 15 16 23 19 18

Dumfries and Galloway 68 63 63 67 65

Dundee City 60 65 65 61 57

East Ayrshire 54 43 46 43 48

East Dunbartonshire 51 53 53 55 54

East Lothian 39 41 44 48 42

East Renfrewshire 43 44 43 43 41

Edinburgh, City of 207 206 215 223 222

Eilean Siar 15 16 11 11 ⁽⁴⁴⁾--

Falkirk 67 62 70 66 73

Fife 150 156 162 155 160

Glasgow City 208 215 220 207 225

Highland 92 101 98 93 98

Inverclyde 39 39 34 40 37

Midlothian 38 39 43 37 42

Moray 45 39 40 45 42

North Ayrshire 58 56 59 53 63

North Lanarkshire 128 131 139 141 133

Orkney Islands ⁽⁴⁴⁾-- 12 10 13 15

Perthshire and Kinross 64 67 62 57 64

Renfrewshire 77 90 81 85 89

Scottish Borders 48 51 49 50 54

Shetland Islands 10 11 12 12 ⁽⁴⁴⁾--

South Ayrshire 46 52 60 48 47

South Lanarkshire 147 136 141 150 142

Stirling 42 33 34 36 32

West Dunbartonshire 36 42 42 35 44

West Lothian 81 83 80 76 82

					Thousand
Area Name	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000
Scotland	2,260	2,284	2,309	2,297	2,331
Aberdeen City	115	109	111	123	110
Aberdeenshire	110	115	107	115	119
Angus	57	59	49	52	56
Argyll and Bute	42	40	44	38	37
Clackmannanshire	15	16	23	19	18
Dumfries and Galloway	68	63	63	67	65
Dundee City	60	65	65	61	57
East Ayrshire	54	43	46	43	48
East Dunbartonshire	51	53	53	55	54
East Lothian	39	41	44	48	42
East Renfrewshire	43	44	43	43	41
Edinburgh, City of	207	206	215	223	222
Eilean Siar	15	16	11	11	⁽⁴⁴⁾--
Falkirk	67	62	70	66	73
Fife	150	156	162	155	160
Glasgow City	208	215	220	207	225
Highland	92	101	98	93	98
Inverclyde	39	39	34	40	37
Midlothian	38	39	43	37	42
Moray	45	39	40	45	42
North Ayrshire	58	56	59	53	63
North Lanarkshire	128	131	139	141	133
Orkney Islands	⁽⁴⁴⁾--	12	10	13	15
Perthshire and Kinross	64	67	62	57	64
Renfrewshire	77	90	81	85	89
Scottish Borders	48	51	49	50	54
Shetland Islands	10	11	12	12	⁽⁴⁴⁾--
South Ayrshire	46	52	60	48	47
South Lanarkshire	147	136	141	150	142
Stirling	42	33	34	36	32
West Dunbartonshire	36	42	42	35	44
West Lothian	81	83	80	76	82

⁽⁴⁴⁾ Spring of each year, refers to UAs with less than 10,000 employed in a particular year, where the survey is not reliable.

Source:

Office for National Statistics, Labour Force Survey

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Employment

Mr. Grieve: To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if she will provide a breakdown by industry of the jobs created in Scotland between 1 May 1997 and 1 July 1999. [145887]

Mrs. Liddell [holding answer 16 January 2001]: Exact figures on job creation are not held centrally. However figures on employee jobs by sector (the lowest level of aggregation available for Scotland) are collected by the ONS on a quarterly basis. For the dates specified, the closest match is the June quarter. These figures do not include the self-employed.

Employee jobs by sector, Scotland

Thousand

June

1997 1998 1999

Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing 35.8 32.4 38.6

Mining and Quarrying Industries 24.9 27.2 26.0

Manufacturing 320.0 315.9 301.4

Electricity Gas and Water Supply 16.0 16.7 17.8

Construction 111.1 117.5 111.4

Retail and Wholesale 324.1 316.4 312.5

Hotels and Catering 120.2 131.8 127.7

Transport Storage and Communication 104.6 106.5 113.6

Financial Services 79.3 77.6 82.0

Real Estate and Business Services 206.6 221.0 229.4

Public Administration 126.1 115.0 148.1

Education 155.8 152.6 155.0

Health and Social Work 272.1 263.2 261.6

Other services 92.4 98.4 96.7

Total 1,989.1 1,992.5 2,021.7

			Thousand
	June
	1997	1998	1999
Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing	35.8	32.4	38.6
Mining and Quarrying Industries	24.9	27.2	26.0
Manufacturing	320.0	315.9	301.4
Electricity Gas and Water Supply	16.0	16.7	17.8
Construction	111.1	117.5	111.4
Retail and Wholesale	324.1	316.4	312.5
Hotels and Catering	120.2	131.8	127.7
Transport Storage and Communication	104.6	106.5	113.6
Financial Services	79.3	77.6	82.0
Real Estate and Business Services	206.6	221.0	229.4
Public Administration	126.1	115.0	148.1
Education	155.8	152.6	155.0
Health and Social Work	272.1	263.2	261.6
Other services	92.4	98.4	96.7

Total	1,989.1	1,992.5	2,021.7

Note:

Columns may not add up, owing to rounding

Source:

ONS Employer Surveys

Mr. Grieve: To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many jobs were lost in Scotland in each year between 1 May 1997 and 1 July 1999, broken down by (a) sector and (b) industry. [145889]

Mrs. Liddell [holding answer 16 January 2001]: I refer the hon. Member to the answer above, columns 368-69W. Figures are not held centrally for jobs lost.

Asylum Seekers

Mr. Grieve: To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will make a statement about the number of asylum seekers and refugees placed in Scotland under the dispersal scheme. [145888]

Mrs. Liddell [holding answer 16 January 2001]: Glasgow City is currently the only local authority in Scotland providing services for asylum claimants under

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the dispersal scheme implemented by the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999. At 30 March it was accommodating 1,301 principal asylum seekers (3,903 individuals) under these arrangements.

The YMCA in Glasgow is also contracted to provide services under the dispersal scheme and at 30 March it was providing accommodation for 186 single asylum seekers.

Press Releases

Mr. Don Foster: To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many press releases were issued by his Department in the financial years (a) 1996-97, (b) 1997-98, (c) 1998-99 and (d) 1999-2000; how many have been issued in the current financial year; and what his estimate is of the total number for the current financial year. [149240]

Mrs. Liddell [holding answer 8 February 2001]: The former Scottish Office issued 1,968 press releases in 1996-97; 2,162 in 1997-98 and 2,451 in 1998-99.

The Scotland Office was established in its present form on 1 July 1999. In 1999-2000 the Department issued 174 press releases and 372 in 2000-01.

Public Relations (Expenditure)

Mr. Don Foster: To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what the total expenditure and the breakdown of expenditure was in her Department for the financial years (a) 1996-97, (b) 1997-98, (c) 1998-99 and (d) 1999-2000, and what the planned expenditure and breakdown of expenditure for 2000-01 is on (i) public opinion research, (ii) television, radio and newspaper advertising and (iii) direct mail. [149262]

Mrs. Liddell [holding answer 8 February 2001]: Expenditure by the former Scottish Office was as follows:

£

Press advertising TV Radio Direct mail

1996-97 981,335 1,160,447 444,957 --

1997-98 526,206 814,874 221,021 63,473

1998-99 1,058,573 2,371,073 393,701 89,080

1999 April-June 286,323 378,719 1,681 --

	Press advertising	TV	Radio	Direct mail
1996-97	981,335	1,160,447	444,957	--
1997-98	526,206	814,874	221,021	63,473
1998-99	1,058,573	2,371,073	393,701	89,080
1999 April-June	286,323	378,719	1,681	--

The Scotland Office was established in its present form on 1 July 1999. The Department has carried out one advertising campaign on electoral registration. Expenditure was as follows:

2000-01

£

Press advertising 154,758

TV 163,073

Radio --

Direct mail --

	£
Press advertising	154,758
TV	163,073
Radio	--
Direct mail	--

Ministerial Visits

Ms Roseanna Cunningham: To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many official representations abroad were made by Ministers in his Department in (a) 1997-98,

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(b) 1998-99, (c) 1999-2000 and (d) 2000-01; which countries were visited; in which capacity each visit was undertaken; and what was the cost of each visit. [150059]

Mrs. Liddell [holding answer 12 February 2001]: The Scotland Office was established in its present form on 1 July 1999. Since then Scotland Office Ministers have made a number of visits abroad for a variety of official purposes. The Secretary of State made visits to Spain and Italy and the Minister of State made visits to

Azerbaijan

Belgium

Canada

Cuba

Egypt

France

Germany

Italy

Ireland

Japan/Manila

Mexico

Singapore

Slovakia

Slovenia

Sweden

Thailand

Vietnam.

The Minister of State's overseas visits were to promote Scottish trade or wider Scottish and UK interests. The total cost of ministerial overseas travel in 1999-2000 was £11,198 and £29,183 in 2000-01.

The information for earlier years is not available in the form requested and could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.

Ms Roseanna Cunningham: To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many official trade representations abroad Scotland Office Ministers have made in (a) 1997-98, (b) 1998-99, (c) 1999-2000 and (d) 2000-01; and which countries were visited. [150036]

Mrs. Liddell [holding answer 12 February 2001]: The Scotland Office was established in its present form on 1 July 1999. In 1999-2000 the Minister of State, who had trade responsibilities within the Department, made trade-related visits to France, Belgium, Italy, Egypt and the Far East (Thailand, Singapore and Vietnam). In 2000-01 the Minister made visits to Belgium; Azerbaijan; Germany; Sweden; Slovenia; Canada; Cuba; Italy and Japan.

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