§ 57. Mr. Pavittasked the Secretary of State for Employment what were the number of redundancies in the area of the Harlesden Employment Exchange in each of the last five years.
§ Mr. Dudley SmithNot all redundancies are notified to my Department, and it is not the practice to keep records of every minor redundancy. However, our records show that in the Willesden Employment Exchange area there were 2,330 redundancies in 1967; 1,570 in 1968; 1,940 in 1969; 1,980 in 1970; and 1,680 up to the end of October this year.
§ 58. Mr. Pavittasked the Secretary of State for Employment what was the num- 194W ber of school-leavers in summer 1971 in the area of the Harlesdent Employment Exchange for whom jobs were not available.
§ Mr. Dudley SmithIn the area covered by the Willesden and Wembley Careers Offices, about 1,200 young people left school for employment at the end of the summer term. Of these, 38 were still registered as unemployed on 8th November, 1971.
§ Mr. Pavittasked the Secretary of State for Employment what were the number of jobs vacant notified to the Harlesden Employment Exchange at the end of October in each of the last five years.
§ Mr. Dudley SmithThe following table shows the number of notified vacancies remaining unfilled in the area covered by the Willesden Employment Exchange, which covers Harlesden:
Notified vacancies remaining unfilled 6th October, 1971 549 7th October, 1970 1,060 8th October, 1969 1,163 9th October, 1968 796 4th October, 1967 847 The figures relate only to notified vacancies remaining unfilled, and do not purport to measure the total unsatisfied demand for labour.