§ Mr. Sillarsasked the Secretary of State for Employment, if he will publish figures showing the number of redundancies in each Ayrshire employment exchange area from February 1974 to the nearest available date.
§ Mr. GoldingI am informed by the Manpower Services Commission that the numbers of people affected by redundancies recorded as due to occur in each Ayrshire employment office/job centre area of the Employment Services Agency from February 1974 to 30th November 1976 are as follows:
Employment Office/Job centre area No. of workers involved Ayr … … 2,600 Cumnock … … 880 Irvine … … 2,040 Kilbirnie … … Kilmarnock … … 1,530 Kilwinning … … 110 Newmilns … … Saltcoats … … 920 Troon … …
§ Mr. Sillarsasked the Secretary of State for Employment what is the total number of redundancies under notification to his Department in Ayrshire at the present time.
§ Mr. GoldingI am informed by the Manpower Services Commission that the total number of work people affected by redundancies so far recorded as due to occur in Ayrshire during the period 1st December 1976 onwards is 401.
§ Mr. Sillarsasked the Secretary of State for Employment if, because of the continuing decline in mining, he will initiate action to establish an industrial training centre at Cumnock.
§ Mr. GoldingI am informed by the Manpower Services Commission that the Training Services Agency has recently reviewed the training provision in the area. It is satisfied that the training needs, including any arising as a result of the situation in mining, can be adequately met by the skillcentre at Irvine, the technical colleges at Kilmarnock and Ayr, and the facilities available at employers' establishments. There are no plans, therefore, to establish a training centre at Cumnock.