§ Dr. Summerskillasked the Secretary of State for Employment whether he will launch a television advertising campaign concerned with the prevention of industrial accidents.
§ Mr. Dudley SmithMy right hon. Friend has no plans for launching a television advertising campaign on the lines suggested. However, I would point
NUMBERS REGISTERED AS UNEMPLOYED AND NOTIFIED VACANCIES REMAINING UNFILLED IN THE MANCHESTER TRAVEL-TO-WORK AREA Men aged 18 and over Boys under 18 Women aged 18 and over Girls under 18 Total Unemployment: September, 1971: Total registered unemployed … 22,324 1,209 2,159 449 26,141 Temporarily stopped … … 624 4 76 3 707 Wholly unemployed … … 21,700 1,205 2,083 446 25,434 September, 1970: Total registered unemployed … 13,797 849 1,599 282 16,527 Temporarily stopped … … 170 2 76 — 248 Wholly unemployed … … 13,627 847 1,523 282 16,279 Vacancies: September, 1971 … … 1,384 493 2,073 869 4,819 September, 1970 … … 2,693 684 3,226 1,133 7,736 The vacancy statistics relate only to notified vacancies remaining unfilled and do not purport to measure the total unsatisfied demand for labour.
58Wout that my Department, through the Central Office of Information, makes a number of short films, called T.V. "fillers", for use free of charge by the B.B.C. and I.T.V. companies, dealing with health and safety at work. Examples of current subjects are eye protection, the use of safety helmets, what to do when the fire alarm sounds, and factory tidiness. Altogether there were 961 showings during the 12 months ended 30th June, 1971.