§ 91. Mr. A. J. Irvineasked the Minister of Labour how many building trade workers were unemployed in Liverpool in 1963 and 1964, respectively; and what are the prospects for future employment in the building trade there.
§ Mr. MarshThe monthly average number of persons whose last employment was in the construction industry and who were registered as unemployed at the Liverpool, Old Swan, Walton and Garston Employment Exchanges in 1963 and 1964 was 3,009 and 2,185, respectively. The area covered by these four offices is approximately the same as that of the City of Liverpool. I understand from my right hon. Friend the Minister of Public Building and Works that the demands on the construction industry in this area, as elsewhere, are expected to continue to increase in the foreseeable future.