§ 62. Mr. Randallasked the Minister of Labour, of the vacancies listed at the most convenient date at the Gateshead employment exchange, what were the numbers for skilled and unskilled; how many apprenticeship opportunities were available for boys and girls; and how many unskilled vacancies were offered to boys and girls.
§ Mr. MarshOf the 810 vacancies outstanding at the Gateshead Employment Exchange on 3rd March, 1965, 784 were for men and women with some degree of skill and 26 for unskilled workers.
At the Gateshead Youth Employment Office on the same date there were 202 vacancies for boys and girls, including 23 vacancies for apprentices, 71 for progressive employment and 108 for unskilled employment.
§ Mr. Randallasked the Minister of Labour how many persons during the last six months attended the three vocational training centres in the North-East from the Gateshead employment area; and how this compares with the previous six months.
§ Mr. MarshSince 1st September, 1964, 25 trainees and 29 apprentices from the Gateshead area attended the Felling Government Training Centre. There were none at the other two Government Training Centres in the Northern Region. These figures compare with 24 trainees and 11 apprentices at the Felling Government Training Centre and 1 trainee at the Tursdale Government Training Centre during the previous six months.