§ Mr. Leslie Huckfieldasked the Secretary of State for Employment and Productivity how many miners made redundant from the closure of Arley and Kingsbury collieries in North Warwickshire remain unemployed.
§ Mr. Fernyhough498 workers from Arley Colliery are registered as unemployed. The redundancies at Kingsbury Colliery are not due to take effect until 27th July.
§ Mr. Leslie Huckfieldasked the Secretary of State for Employment and Productivity, how many miners made redundant from Arley and Kingsbury collieries in North Warwickshire have applied for courses in Government training centres.
Average Weekly Earnings* Basic Weekly Rates of Wages† Date Men (full-time) 21 years and over Women (full-time) 18 years and over Date Men Women s. d. s. d. 1964 April … … … 352 5 176 4 Average Base 31st January, 1956 = 100 October … … … 362 2 179 1 1964 139.8 142.6 1965 April … … … 378 2 184 2 1965 145.7 149.4 October … … … 391 9 191 11 1966 152.2 157.4 1966 April … … … 405 0 199 5 1967 157.9 163.5 October … … … 406 1 201 4 1968(May) 167.2 172.1 1967 April … … … 411 7 204 2 October … … … 427 6 211 2 * In all industries and services covered by the Department's half-yearly enquiries into the earnings of manual workers. † In all industries and services.