§ 55. Mr. Boydenasked the Minister of Labour how many jobs in industry, other than mining, ceased in the Bishop Auckland travel to work area between 1st January, 1960, and 31st December, 1963; and how many new jobs materialised in the same period.
§ Mr. WhitelawThe only comprehensive figures showing changes in the number of jobs are based on comparisons of the number of employees in employment at the mid-year counts. Between mid-1959 and mid-1963 the estimated number of employees in employment, excluding coal-mining, in the Bishop Auckland travel-to-work group decreased by 200.
§ Mr. Boydenasked the Minister of Labour if he will list the firms, their type of work, and the number of their employees which closed between 1st January, 1960, and 31st December, 1963, 103W in the Bishop Auckland travel to work area.
§ Mr. WhitelawOther than National Coal Board establishments, the closures of three firms in this area have been notified to our local officers during the period. I regret that because of the confidential nature of the information I cannot disclose the names of individual firms, their type of work or the number of their employees. As I said in reply to the hon. Member's question No. 55 the estimated number of employees in employment, other than coalmining, in the Bishop Auckland travel-to-work area decreased by 200 during the period mid-1959 to mid-1963.