§ Mr. Hoggasked the Minister of Labour how many qualified scientists and technologists or engineers are affected by the recent redundancies in the aircraft industry; and whether he will publish figures breaking the total down by disciplines and places of residence.
§ Mr. GunterI have information only about the qualifications of those redundant workers who have sought my 185W Department's help in finding other employment. 135 engineers and technologists have registered for employment with my Professional and Executive Register. They include 88 qualified aeronautical engineers, 9 mechanical and 2 electrical engineers; 32 have engineering or drawing office experience but are not professionally qualified and 4 are technical authors. Their places of residence are as follows:
Region Place Number of Registrants South Western Gloucester 15 Cheltenham 12 —27 Eastern and Southern Woolstan 17 Fareham 5 Southampton 2 Portsmouth 1 Hythe 1 —26 London and South Eastern Richmond 5 Kingston 3 Croydon 2 Esher 2 Hayes 1 Brentford 1 Ealing 1 Feltham 1 Weybridge 1 Sidcup 1 Wimbledon 1 Wokingham 1 Brixton 1 —21 Yorkshire and Lincolnshire Hull 1 Beverley 1 —2 Midlands Coventry 43 Rugby 4 Leamington 4 Hinckley 3 Market Harborough 2 Daventry 2 Leicester 1 —59