HC Deb 29 January 1957 vol 563 c139W
17. Mr. Hale

asked the Minister of Labour to make a statement on the prospects of engineering employment in the East Lancashire industrial area.

Mr. Iain Macleod

There has been some increase in recent months in the numbers unemployed in the engineering, vehicle and other metal goods industries in Oldham and the surrounding district. Employment is still good, however, and there is a keen demand for skilled workers.