§ Mr. Warbeyasked the Minister of Labour what was the number of persons engaged in the hosiery and knitwear industry registered as unemployed at employment exchanges in the Midlands region on the latest date for which figures are available; and what were the comparable figures one month and 12 months earlier, respectively.
§ Mr. HareAt 11th February, 1963, 2,686 people whose last employment was in the hosiery and other knitted goods industry were unemployed in the Midlands region. The comparable figures for one month and 12 months earlier are 2,179 and 916 respectively.
§ Mr. Warbeyasked the Minister of Labour how many persons whose last employment was in the hosiery and knitwear industry have been accepted for industrial retraining at the Leicester and Birmingham centres, respectively, during the past 12 months; how many of these have been accepted through employment exchanges in Nottinghamshire; how many have completed the course; for which trades they are being retrained; how many have obtained employment; and in which trades they have found jobs.
§ Mr. HareNine such persons, of whom one applied through an employment exchange in Nottinghamshire, were accepted for retraining at the Leicester centre and none at the Birmingham centre during the past twelve months. Five have completed their training, three in milling machine setting/operating, one in capstan setting/operating and one in motor repairing: all five have been placed in the trades for which they were trained. The remaining four are still undergoing training.
§ Mr. Warbeyasked the Minister of Labour what was the number of hosiery workers registered as unemployed at the Sutton-in-Ashfield employment exchange on 11th March, 1963; and what were the comparable figures one month and 12 months earlier, respectively.
§ Mr. Warbeyasked the Minister of Labour how many vacancies for hosiery and knitwear workers, male and female, 5W respectively, were notified at the Sutton-in-Ashfield employment exchange on 6th March, 1963; and what were the comparable figures one month and 12 months earlier, respectively.
§ Mr. HareThe following is the information required:
SUTTON-IN-ASHFIELD EMPLOYMENT EXCHANGE HOSIERY AND OTHER KNITTED GOODS: VACANCIES OUTSTANDING Males Females Total 6th March, 1963 1 33 34 6th February, 1963 Nil 11 11 7th March, 1962 5 58 63
§ Mr. Warbeyasked the Minister of Labour what was the number of unemployed persons registered at the Sutton-in-Ashfield employment exchange on 11th March, 1963; what was the number of vacancies notified on the nearest date for which figures are available; and what were the comparable figures one month and 12 months earlier, respectively.
§ Mr. HareThe following is the information required:
Sutton-in-Ashfield Employment Exchange. Numbers unemployed Outstanding vacancies March, 1963 … 800 193 February, 1963 … 1,056 141 March, 1962 … 427 494
BRANCH A OF THE FOREIGN SERVICE SUCCESSFUL APPLICANTS, 1952–62 (NORMAL OPEN COMPETITION) — Number successful Independent public schools Direct grant schools State schools Not classified(a) 1. Total 207 143 (70%) 17 (8%) 42 (20%) 5 2. 1st class degree (b) 66 (32%) 41(29%) 8 (47%) 17 (40%) — 3. 2nd class degree (b) 125 (60%) 94 (66%) 9 (53%) 22 (52%) — 4. Others (including unclassified). 16 8 — 3 5 NOTES:
(a) Candidates successful in the competition, but who either declined or were ineligible for appointment and for whom school and degree details are not readily available.
(b) The percentages shown in lines 2–4 relate to the corresponding totals in line 1.