§ Mr. Haleasked the Minister of Labour (1) the expected increase in unemployment in Oldham due to the closing of works; and how many vacancies for engineers were available in Oldham on the lists of the Employment Exchange on the last convenient date;
(2) whether he is aware of the threat to the maintenance of employment in
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NUMBERS OF UNEMPLOYED PERSONS AGED 18 AND OVER ON THE REGISTERS OF THE OLDHAM EMPLOYMENT EXCHANGE AT THE UNDERMENTIONED DATES Date Total number on registers Registered disabled persons included in *preceding columns Men Women Men Women Wholly Umemployed Temporarily Stopped Total Wholly Unemployed Temporarily Stopped Total 12th Nov, 1951 90 1 91 81 17 98 67 6 16th June, 1952 426 1,531 1,957 512 3,030 3,542 125 14 14th July, 1952 464 1,479 1,943 537 2,485 3,022 131 18 11th Aug., 1952 525 1,254 1,779 476 2,302 2,778 132 21 15th Sept, 1952 519 996 1,515 448 2,011 2,459 130 22 13th Oct., 1952 557 1,049 1,606 423 1,509 1,932 150 23 10th Nov., 1952 603 575 1,178 450 1,394 1,844 143 29 * Excluding a small number of registered severely disabled persons who are unlikely to obtain employment other than under special conditions. Oldham, caused by the decision to close down the Hartford East, works, of Textile Machine Makers Limited; and whether he will make a statement with regard to the future position of those rendered unemployed.
§ Mr. WatkinsonI am aware of the decision to close the East Works, Oldham, but understand that a large proportion of the workers will be transferred to the Hartford Works, Oldham. Although several hundred workers have already been discharged from, or have voluntarily left, the former factory, there have, in fact, been reductions in the numbers registered as unemployed in Oldham in the last six months. A substantial number of additional workers are expected to be discharged from works closing down in Oldham but the employment exchanges will do everything possible to assist them to secure other work in this or other areas so as to avoid unemployment. Twenty-seven engineering vacancies were outstanding at the Oldham Employment Exchange on 19th November, 1952.
§ Mr. WatkinsonThe following table gives the information desired:
§ Mr. Haleasked the Minister of Labour the figures of total unemployed in Oldham for adult males, adult females, and disabled persons, respectively, for November. 1951, and for the six months up to and including November, 1952.
§ Mr. WatkinsonThe following table gives the information desired: