§ 99. Mr. James Davidsonasked the Secretary of State for Employment and Productivity if she will give an assurance that alternative employment will be available in the Inverurie area for all the employees of the Inverurie Locomotive Works on redundancy.
§ Mr. FernyhoughNo decision has been taken by the British Railways Board to close the Inverurie Railway Workshops, and they would consult the unions fully before taking such a decision.
256Wyears, respectively, up to the latest convenient date; what action has been taken to place them in suitable employment; and how many have been sent for training or retraining for a new job, over the same period.
§ Mr. FernyhoughI regret that information is not available in this form. The table shows the numbers registered as unemployed at the quarterly statistical dates in each of the last five years and the total number of placings made in each of the last five years; 143 persons from the St. Helen's area entered training under the Government's Vocational Training Scheme during the last five years.