HC Deb 13 December 1966 vol 738 cc58-9W
Mr. Gwynfor Evans

asked the Minister of Labour how many of the 39,362 persons who were registered as unemployed in Wales on 14th November, 1966, have now been redeployed into the 7,644 unfilled vacancies which existed in Wales on 9th November, 1966.

Mrs. Shirley Williams

This information is not available.

Mr. Gwynfor Evans

asked the Minister of Labour what plans the Government has to redeploy the remainder of the 39,362 persons registered as unemployed in Wales on 14th November, 1966, when all the 7,644 vacancies in Wales on 9th November, 1966, have been filled.

Mrs. Shirley Williams

The Employment Exchanges will continue to help the unemployed to find suitable work. The notification and filling of vacancies are a continuing process not limited to a particular figure for a particular day. In general, the Government's economic policy aims at the provision of additional employment opportunities in development areas.