HC Deb 08 June 1964 vol 696 cc18-20
16. Mr. K. Lewis

asked the Minister of Labour whether he will request the British Employers' Confederation and the Trades Union Congress, who are to conduct a joint investigation into unofficial trade disputes, to make the reports available to his Department.

Mr. Godber

I am hoping to arrange to discuss their proposal with representatives of the British Employers' Confederation and the Trades Union Congress.

Mr. Lewis

As this whole idea is an adaptation of my right hon. Friend's original idea to have a "fire brigade", one accepts that it is very good as far as it goes. Can my right hon. Friend tell us, however, when there is a possibility of the first action being taken by the joint committee which is being set up of the British Employers' Confederation and the Trades Union Congress?

Mr. Godber

I am glad that my proposal stimulated the two sides to this suggestion, and I am anxious to talk to them about it before making any further comment. Within limits, it is a helpful

NUMBERS OF PERSONS REGISTERED AS UNEMPLOYED AT THE EMPLOYMENT EXCHANGE AND YOUTH EMPLOYMENT OFFICE IN ABERDEEN AT THE UNDERMENTIONED DATES
Industry 11th May, 1964 13th May, 1963
Aberdeen Aberdeen
Men Boys Women Girls Total Men Boys Women Girls Total
Agriculture and Horticul ture 91 2 7 — 100 100 4 7 — 111
Fishing 102 — — — 102 180 — — — 180
Bacon curing, Meat and Fish Products 59 3 60 1 123 72 10 62 5 149
Shipbuilding and Ship repairing 49 — 2 — 51 204 — 2 — 206
Spinning and Doubling of Cotton, Flax and Man-made Fibres 19 1 34 — 54 20 — 30 — 50
Bricks, Pottery, Glass, Cement, etc. 32 — — — 32 67 2 2 — 71
Timber 55 2 — — 57 69 2 2 — 73
Construction 237 — 3 — 240 305 3 — 1 309
Sea Transport 81 1 — — 82 102 1 — — 103
Distributive Trades 226 5 199 12 442 294 23 193 10 520
Entertainment and Sport 45 — 17 — 62 51 — 9 — 60
Catering, Hotels, etc. 65 — 49 — 114 93 — 55 1 149
Private Domestic Service… 5 — 23 1 29 8 — 37 — 45
Local Government Service 92 — 22 — 114 108 — 15 — 123
Other Industries and Services 539 5 338 10 892 796 14 339 11 1,160
Total, all Industries and Services 1,697 19 754 24 2,494 2,469 59 753 28 3,309

development, but I would still have preferred the proposal which I put forward.

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