HC Deb 15 November 1971 vol 826 c61W
Mr. David Clark

asked the Secretary of State for Employment what is his estimate of the number of people temporarily stopped from employment in all manufacturing industries at the latest available date.

Mr. Dudley Smith

The count made on 11th October of the numbers registered as unemployed in Great Britain included 65,203 temporarily stopped workers whose last employment was in the manufacturing industries.

Mr. David Clark

asked the Secretary of State for Employment what is his estimate of the number of people working short-time in all manufacturing industries at the latest available date.

Mr. Dudley Smith

During the week ended 18th September, the number of operatives at establishments with 11 or more employees in manufacturing industries—except shipbuilding and shiprepairing—in Great Britain who were on short-time was 93,800.