§ Dr. John A. Cunninghamasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many redundancies notified to his Department affecting jobs in West Cumberland will take effect in the next year, including those in the nationalised industries; and if he will make a statement.
258Wployed males and females in the Yorkshire and Humberside Region; if he will indicate the number of notified unfilled vacancies for each category; and if he will also give comparable figures for each of the past 10 years.
§ Mr. Dudley SmithFollowing is the information:
§ Mr. Chichester-ClarkMy Department has been notified of redundancies due to occur in the period 1st April 1973 to 31st March 1974 in West Cumberland involving 430 workpeople. In addition the British Steel Corporation at Working-ton is expected to cease steelmaking within the year, but the number of redundancies is not yet known.
§ Dr. John A. Cunninghamasked the Secretary of State for Employment what is the present total of male unemployment in the exchange areas which most nearly coincide with the Whitehaven and Workington constituencies, and what is the number of men who have been unemployed for longer than three months, six months, and 12 months, respectively.
§ Mr. Dudley SmithOn 12th March there were 2,189 males unemployed in the area covered by the Aspatria, Cleator Moor, Cockermouth, Keswick, Maryport, Millom, Whitehaven and Workington employment exchanges. On 8th January, the latest date for which the information is available, 363 males in the area had been unemployed for over 13 and up to 26 weeks, 318 for over 26 and up to 52 weeks and 895 for over 52 weeks.
§ Dr. John A. Cunninghamasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many adult males are currently in employment in the exchange areas which most nearly coincide with the area 259W covered by the Whitehaven and Working-ton constituencies.
§ Mr. Dudley SmithIn June 1971, the latest date for which the information is available, there were 34,200 males in employment in the area covered by the Aspatria, Cleator Moor, Cockermouth, Keswick, Maryport, Millom, Whitehaven and Workington employment exchanges. Separate information is not available for adult males.