§ 74. Mr. Peter Millsasked the Minister of Labour what plans he has to deal with the large number of men unemployed in the Bideford area, particularly those over the age of 45 years.
§ Mr. ThorntonThe area is a Development District where the full benefits of the Local Employment Acts are available. It has also been proposed by the Government for inclusion in the new South-Western Development area announced in the recent White Paper on Investment Incentives.
Our local officers will continue to do all they can to help those who are unemployed to find work, whether with incoming or expanding firms or in consequential vacancies with other local employers.