§ Sir W. Elliottasked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will give the number and classification of registered vacancies for skilled operatives in the building industry registered in the Northern Region at the present time.
§ Mr. John FraserThe following table shows an occupational analysis of all notified unfilled vacancies for males in74W construction. The figures relate only to vacancies notified to employment offices and do not measure the total unsatisfied demand for labour:
Unfilled vacancies for males in Construction at June 1974: North Region Carpenters and joiners (construction sites and maintenance) 173 Electricians (installation and maintenance) premises and ships 34 Plumbers, pipe fitters 23 Heating and ventilating engineering fitters 4 Gas fitters 1 Steel erectors 2 Scaffolders/stagers 4 Steel benders, bar benders and fixers 9 Painters and decorators 65 Bricklayers 72 Fixer/walling masons 3 Plasterers 52 Floor and wall tilers, terrazzo workers 9 Roofers and slaters 4 Glaziers 1 Asphalt and bitumen road surfacers 2 Other roadmen 10 Concrete levellers/screeders 1 General builders 4 Mains and service layers and pipe jointers (gas, water, drainage, oil) 7 Mechanical plant drivers/operators (earth moving and civil engineering) 48 Crane drivers/operators 3 Fork lift and other mechanical truck drivers/operators 6 All other occupations 415 Total vacancies 952 The figures do not include vacancies notified to Careers Offices.