§ 87. Mr. Speedasked the Secretary of State for Employment and Productivity how many ex-miners are still unemployed as a result of pit closures in Warwickshire during the past five years.
§ Mr. FernyhoughOn 9th June, 1969, out of a total of 376 men last employed in the coalmining industry who were registered as unemployed at employment exchanges in Warwickshire, 301 were unemployed through colliery closures. In addition, there were 185 men last employed in coalmining registered as unemployed at Tamworth, including 133 unemployed through colliery closures, some of whom may have been affected by the closure of a colliery in June, 1968, which, although in the Tamworth employment exchange area, is situated in Warwickshire.