§ Mr. Hector Hughesasked the Minister of Labour how many and which skilled workers have now transferred as a result of recent redundancy from the aircraft industry and the shipbuilding and other industries; to which other industries they have now transferred; how many are still unemployed; where they are; and what progress he is making in finding suitable skilled work for them.
§ Mr. MarshThe information at my disposal is not sufficiently detailed to enable me to answer the Question fully as not all placings are necessarily notified to our Department. We expect no seri-116W ous difficulty in finding other suitable work for the 155 workers still unemployed. Following is the information:
ANALYSIS OF REDUNDANT AIRCRAFT WORKERS TRANSFERRED TO OTHER WORK Industry In own occupation In other occupation Aircraft 95 25 Engineering and Allied 174 67 Transport 1 2 Professional and Scientific Services 34 6 Construction 8 2 Chemicals and Allied 1 1 Furniture manufacture 1 — Public Utilities 2 3 Retail distribution — 2 Wooden box manufacture — 1 Ceramics 1 — Insurance 1 — Bank Note manufacture 1 — Metal manufacture 1 — Carpet manufacture — 1 Rubber manufacture — 1 Tape manufacture — 1 Motor Repair — 1 National Government service 3 1 H.M. Forces — 1 Note: In addition 22 workers have found work in their own occupation and 14 in other occupations but have not informed the Employment Exchange in which industry they are now employed.
ANALYSIS OF UNEMPLOYED AIRCRAFT WORKERS ACCORDING TO AREA AT 28TH APRIL, 1965 Area Number of unemployed as a result of aircraft redundancies Coventry 24 Gloucester 8 Kingston on Thames 2 Brough 12 Southampton (including Woolston) 93 Stockton on Tees 7 Cambridge 4 Bognor Regis 4 Chadderton 1 Total 155