HC Deb 05 July 1961 vol 643 cc1454-5
40. Mr. Farr

asked the Minister of Labour what steps are being taken to assist those who will become unemployed when the United States Air Force station at Bruntingthorpe is closed.

Mr. Green

Arrangements will be made for the advance registration of employees at Bruntingthorpe before discharges begin in March, 1962.

Mr. Farr

Whilst thanking my hon. Friend for that reply, may I ask him to bear in mind that a number of these employees are of a specialised category who are not easy to place in normal civilian work?

Mr. Green

I appreciate that there may be difficulties in a few cases, but fortunately unemployment is very low in the whole area and I hope that those cases will be very few indeed.