§ Mr. James Hillasked the Secretary of State for Employment what assistance the Government will give to the National Dock Labour Board towards the improvements recently announced in the Voluntary Severance Payments Scheme for registered dock workers.
§ Mr. Maurice MacmillanThe Government have agreed to offer additional loan facilities and will be seeking provision for the service in a Supplementary Estimate shortly to be put forward Recourse
NUMBERS OF NOTIFICATIONS OF CLOSURE OF ESTABLISHMENTS IN MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY 1ST JANUARY 1968 TO 31ST MAY, 1972 Planning Region 1968 1969 1970 1971 1st January to 31st May, 1972 Northern … … … 30 22 51 43 20 Yorks and Humberside* … 92 106 97 131 33 South East … … … 233 213 277 308 86 East Anglia … … … 20 14 15 17 6 South Western … … 49 49 35 50 11 Wales … … … … 27 26 48 52 23 West Midlands … … 87 106 76 80 18 East Midlands … … 55 61 58 64 21 North Western … … 127 145 180 202 69 Scotland … … … 120 98 157 105 52 *As figures for this Region are not available according to the date of notification the figures quoted are of establishments recorded as having been closed during the periods shown.