§ 89. Mr. Edwin Wainwrightasked the Secretary of State for Employment and Productivity if she will give the percentages of unemployed registered at the Mexborough and Wombwell Employment Exchanges at the latest available date; and, in view of the fact that the numbers of unemployed are now being further increased due to the declared redundancies at the firm of Hattersley Brothers, Swinton, if she will make a statement on the action she intends to take to find work for these unemployed people.
§ Mr. FernyhoughAt 9th June, 1969, the percentage rate of unemployment for the Mexborough travel-to-work area was 5.4 and for the Wombwell travel-to-work area 4.1. The employment exchanges are doing all they can to find work for unemployed people in these areas. Arrangements have already been made to interview workers affected by the redundancy at Hattersley Brothers, and we are already in touch with employers who are interested in them.