Mr. G. ElfedDavies asked the Minister of Labour what was the number of registered unemployed, male and female, and the number of registered unemployed disabled, male and female, in each of the Ferndale, Porth and Tonypandy employment exchanges at the latest available date.
§ Mr. WhitelawThe following table contains the information requested. Separate figures are not available for the area of the Porth office, and they are included in those for the Tonypandy employment exchange.
UNEMPLOYMENT ON 11TH NOVEMBER, 1963 — Unemployed Unemployed disabled Males Females Males Females Ferndale 195 73 89 14 Tonypandy 602 205 183 20
§ Mr. G. Elfed Daviesasked the Minister of Labour what was the number of boys and girls under the age of 18 years registered as unemployed at each of the Ferndale, Porth and Tonypandy youth employment offices at November 1961, 1962, and 1963; and what was the number of November, 1963, school-leavers without a first job.
§ Mr. WhitelawThe figures are not available for each of these offices separately. Figures for the Tonypandy Youth Employment Office, including164W Ferndale, Porth and Treorchy, are as follows:
Date Young Persons under 18 years registered as unemployed Boys Girls Total November, 1961 36 15 51 November, 1962 109 52 161 November, 1963 81 34 115 The November 1963 total included 35 school leavers registered for first employment; 32 of these left school at the end of the summer term.
§ Mr. G. Elfed Daviesasked the Minister of Labour what were the number of vacancies for unemployed persons, the number of vacancies for disabled persons and the types of work offered at the Ferndale, Porth and Maerdy employment exchanges at the latest available date.
§ Mr. WhitelawThere were no unfilled vacancies at the Ferndale Employment Exchange at 6th November, 1963, the latest available date. Maerdy is in the Ferndale Exchange area and has no Ministry of Labour office of its own. Separate figures are not maintained for Porth which is an out-station of the Tonypandy Employment Exchange. The number of unfilled vacancies at Tonypandy (including Porth) was 25 for men and 17 for women. The men's vacancies included 18 for colliery workers and 3 for salesmen. The women's vacancies included 6 in the medical and dental services, 5 in factory work, and 4 in retail distribution.
Separate figures are not maintained for vacancies for disabled persons. There is a wide range of jobs which they are capable of doing and it is the practice of our Disablement Resettlement Officers to scrutinise all vacancies notified by employers to see if any of them are suitable for unemployed disabled persons.
§ Mr. G. Elfed Daviesasked the Minister of Labour what was the number of unemployed persons registering at the Ferndale, Porth and Tonypandy 165W employment exchanges in November, 1963, who had exhausted benefit and were in receipt of National Assistance paid through the employment exchange; and how many have registered and have
Office Numbers registered as unemployed on 28th November, 1963 whose title to unemployment benefit had been exhausted and in respect of whom: National Assistance was being paid The National Assistance Board has since 1st November, 1963, advised that National Assistance is not payable FERNDALE Employment Exchange 114 3 TONYPANPY Employment Exchange 255 4 (including Porth Part-time Office). Totals 369 7