Written Question·Cabinet Office·UIN 109871
Unemployment: Scotland
Tabled: 30 January 2026
Answered: 6 February 2026
Question
Susan Murray
Liberal Democrat — Mid Dunbartonshire
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many people were unemployed for over last 12 months in (a) Glasgow and (b) Edinburgh in each of the last 12 months; and what proportion of those people were unemployed for 18 months or more in each month.
Answer
Josh SimonsThe information requested falls under the remit of the UK Statistics Authority. A response to the Hon lady’s Parliamentary Question of 30th January is attached.