§ Mr. John M. Osbornasked the Secretary of State for Trade whether he has examined with the European Economic Community the possible rôle of Community institutions in promoting the sale and lease-back of Concorde and the A300 Airbus, bearing in mind the rising unem-
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Duration of unemployment in weeks Males Females Total, Males and Females One or less … … … … … 57 24 81 Over 1 and up to 2 … … … … … 71 44 115 Over 2 and up to 3 … … … … … 49 28 77 Over 3 and up to 4 … … … … … 56 26 82 Over 4 and up to 5 … … … … … 53 19 72 Over 5 and up to 6 … … … … … 63 20 83 Over 6 and up to 7 … … … … … 43 21 64 over 7 and up to 8 … … … … … 43 26 69 Over 8 and up to 9 … … … … … 36 16 52 Over 9 and up to 13 … … … … … 113 51 164 Over 13 and up to 26 … … … … … 229 81 310 Over 26 and up to 39 … … … … … 139 64 203 Over 39 and up to 52 … … … … … 112 11 123 Over 52 … … … … … 103 31 134 Total … … … … … 1,167 462 1,629 ployment caused by lay-offs in the Bristol Aircraft Company.
§ Mr. Les HuckfieldI have been asked to reply.
This is primarily a matter for the manufacturers of the aircraft concerned.