§ Mr. Kinnockasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many workers in the construction industry have been referred by his Department to employers seeking labour in Wales for the last two years for which figures are available; and, of these references, how many have resulted in employment.
§ Mr. Dudley SmithThe following table shows for Wales the numbers of men placed in employment in certain occupations in the construction industry:
The statistics do not include engagements of workpeople made by employers without the assistance of employment 133W exchanges, nor do they indicate the total number of workers submitted to employers for work in the construction industry.
MEN AGED 18 YEARS AND OVER PLACED IN EMPLOYMENT IN WALES IN CERTAIN OCCUPATIONS IN THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY April, 1970 to March, 1971 April, 1971 to March. 1972 Carpenters and joiners, bricklayers, masons, slaters, plasterers, painters and other construction workers 5,733 6,195 Bricklayers' labourers and labourers in building and civil engineering 7,794 7,159