Port Industry (Industrial Training Board) (Hansard, 12 July 1967)

§ Mr. Ian Lloyd

asked the Minister of Labour when he intends to establish an industrial training board for the port industry.

ESTIMATED NUMBERS OF MALE AND FEMALE EMPLOYEES (EMPLOYED AND UNEMPLOYED) IN ORDER X OF THE STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION (TEXTILES) AT MID-1950, MID-1960 AND MID-1966
(thousands)
	Mid-1950	Mid-1960	Mid-1966
	Males	Females	Total	Males	Females	Total	Males	Females	Total
Accrington	3.4	5.3	8.7	2.0	3.2	5.2	1.7	2.3	3.9
Great Harwood	1.3	2.6	3.9	1.0	1.6	2.5	0.9	1.0	1.9
Clayton-le-Moors^{^*}	0.3	0.4	0.7	—	—	—	—	—	—
Blackburn	4.9	10.1	15.0	4.2	5.3	9.5	3.7	3.5	7.3
Clitheroe	0.8	1.5	2.3	0.6	1.2	1.8	0.4	0.8	1.2
Darwen	1.7	3.5	5.2	1.3	2.2	3.5	1.2	1.5	2.7
Bolton	13.2	18.8	32.0	9.2	15.0	24.2	6.2	9.5	15.7
Farnworth	2.8	4.2	7.0	1.0	2.2	3.3	0.9	1.5	2.4
Horwick	0.7	1.6	2.3	0.7	1.5	2.2	0.8	1.5	2.3
West Houghton	0.2	0.9	1.1	0.2	0.6	0.7	0.2	0.4	0.7
Burnley	5.3	8.4	13.7	2.6	4.7	7.3	2.5	3.3	5.8
Colne	2.6	3.2	5.8	2.2	2.1	4.3	2.0	1.7	3.8
Nelson	8.1	7.7	15.8	5.2	5.3	10.5	4.4	3.7	8.1
Padiham	1.2	2.3	3.5	1.0	1.8	2.8	0.6	1.0	1.6
Bury	4.8	4.2	9.0	4.2	3.9	8.1	3.0	2.7	5.8
Heywood	1.9	3.0	4.9	1.1	1.6	2.7	1.2	1.4	2.6
Radcliffe	2.1	2.9	5.0	1.4	1.5	2.9	0.9	0.9	1.8
Ramsbottom	2.2	2.0	4.2	1.8	1.6	3.4	1.6	1.4	3.0
Atherton	1.7	3.0	4.7	0.9	l.8	2.7	0.8	1.2	2.0
Leigh	2.4	5.2	7.6	1.8	3.8	5.6	1.8	2.7	4.5
Failsworth	11.6	18.0	29.6	6.2	9.7	15.9	4.8	7.0	11.8
Oldham and Chadderton
Middleton	3.5	3.7	7.2	2.0	2.3	4.3	1.6	1.5	3.1
Royton	3.1	3.5	6.6	2.0	2.7	4.7	1.3	1.8	3.1
Shaw	2.8	3.5	6.3	2.2	3.6	5.9	1.7	2.3	4.0
Bamber Bridge	1.1	1.7	2.8	0.8	1.5	2.3	0.7	1.0	1.7
Chorley	3.1	5.9	9.0	2.7	4.6	7.2	2.6	2.8	5.4
Leyland	0.7	1.1	1.8	0.4	0.7	1.0	0.3	0.6	0.9
Preston	5.5	8.7	14.3	5.2	6.2	11.4	4.7	3.8	8.5
Littleborough	2.0	1.9	3.9	1.7	1.5	3.3	1.5	1.4	2.9
Rochdale	11.3	14.4	25.7	9.9	11.0	20.9	10.2	10.6	20.8
Bacup	1.5	1.4	2.8	1.4	1.1	2.5	0.8	0.5	1.2
Haslingden	1.9	2.3	4.2	2.4	2.9	5.3	2.3	1.9	4.2
Rawtenstall	3.2	1.9	5.1	2.5	1.6	4.1	2.4	1.3	3.7
Ashton-under-Lyne	2.4	4.7	7.1	1.4	3.2	4.5	0.7	2.1	2.9
Glossop	2.0	2.5	4.5	1.3	1.0	2.3	1.1	1.1	2.2
Hyde	2.7	3.8	6.4	2.0	2.1	4.1	1.6	1.4	3.0
Mossley	1.7	1.6	3.4	0.8	0.8	1.6	0.7	0.5	1.2
Stalybridge	1.8	2.8	4.6	1.6	2.0	3.6	1.2	1.2	2.4
Wigan	2.0	6.0	7.9	2.0	4.1	6.1	1.4	3.4	4.9
Hindley	0.2	0.8	1.1	0.7	0.7	1.4	0.8	0.4	1.2
Standish	1.0	0.5	1.4	0.9	0.4	1.2	0.7	0.3	1.0
Upholland	—	0.2	0.3	—	0.2	0.2	—	—	—
^*Clayton-le-Moors Employment Exchange closed in September, 1957. Later figures are included in Accrington and Great Harwood Employment Exchange areas.

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