§ Mr. Joplingasked the Secretary of State for Employment and Productivity if she will list the towns in England and Wales where her offices were shut on New Year's Day; which of them have begun a practice of closing on New Year's Day during the last four years; and which offices had a third day's holiday during Christmas week.
§ Mr. HattersleyThe regional headquarters offices and the employment exchanges in my Department's Northern and North Western regions were shut on New Year's Day; of these only the employment exchange at Malton has begun' this practice during the last four years. No regional headquarters or employment exchanges in England and Wales had a third day's holiday during Christmas week.