§ Mr. O'Halloranasked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will publish in the OFFICIAL REPORT the number of 33W employees made redundant in the building industry to the latest convenient date.
§ Mr. Chichester-ClarkRedundancies involving 2,790 workpeople were recorded by my Department as due to occur in the building industry during the period 1st June 1972 to 31st December 1972.
§ Mr. O'Halloranasked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will publish in the OFFICIAL REPORT the number of unemployed in the building industry at the latest convenient date, and compare these figures with those for the same periods for the past five years.
§ Mr. Dudley SmithFollowing is the information:
Numbers unemployed in Great Britain who last worked in the Construction Industry 8th January 1973 … … 119,961 10th January 1972 … … 160,478 11th January 1971 … … 132,676 12th January 1970 … … 135,602 13th January 1969 … … 118,722 8th January 1968 … … 123,349