§ Mr. Leslie Huckfieldasked the Minister of Labour what number of vacancies exist in the Coventry area for the employees likely to become redundant from Hawker Siddeley Limited as a result of that company's announcement of closure plans made on 8th February, 1968.
§ Mr. Fernyhough:On 3rd January, 1968, there were 1,387 unfilled vacancies at the Coventry, Nuneaton, Leamington, Bedworth and Rugby Employment 266W Exchanges; 719 for men and 668 for women. It would be wrong to take these figures as representing the total number of jobs available or suitable for workers from the Hawker Siddeley factory. The redundancies there will be spread over a period and the first will not take place till 31st March. There is a steady turnover of notified vacancies at these Exchanges: the average number notified per month last year was between 1,400 and 1,500; and not all openings are notified.