§ Mr. Knoxasked the Secretary of State for Employment (1) what is the total number of vacancies for employment as notified to him from the employment exchanges in the Leek parliamentary constituency; and what were the comparable figures in 1973 and 1974;
(2) how many people were unemployed at the most recent count in the employment areas in the Leek parliamentary constituency; and how the figures compare with those obtaining in the same month of 1973 and 1974.
§ Mr. John FraserThe following table shows information for the area covered by the Leek, Cheadle, Biddulph and Kidsgrove Employment Offices. The vacancy statistics relate only to vacancies notified to employment offices and careers offices and are not a measure of total vacancies.
Leek, Cheadle, Biddulph and Kidsgrove Notified vacancies remaining unfilled Employment Offices Careers Offices Unemployed June 1975 223 114 1,205 June 1974 601 249 593 June 1973 524 184 715 Because of possible duplication, the vacancy figures for employment offices and careers offices should not be added together.
§ Mr. Knoxasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many industrial 302W accidents there were in the Leek parliamentary constituency in each of the past five years.
§ Mr. Harold WalkerI am advised by the Chairman of the Health and Safety Commission that the total numbers of industrial accidents occurring in the Leek parliamentary constituency which have been notified to Her Majesty's Factory Inspectorate during the past five years were:
1970 … … … … 539 1971 … … … … 309 1972 … … … … 325 1973 … … … … 339 1974 … … … … 323