§ Mr. Dormandasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many former coal miners living in the Easington constituency received industrial retraining at Government training courses in 1968, 1969 and 1970; and how many are currently receiving such training.
§ Mr. BryanSixteen ex-coalminers from Easington were retrained in 1968, 63W 13 in 1969 and three in 1970. One is currently in training.
§ Mr. Dormandasked the Secretary of State for Employment what is the number of coal miners presently unemployed in the Easington constituency; and what is the number aged 55 years and over.
§ Mr. Dudley SmithAt 10th May, 484 males who last worked in coalmining were registered as unemployed in the area covered by the Peterlee and Wingate employment exchange which approximates broadly to the Easington constituency. There is no age analysis of this figure but a special quarterly return in March of colliery workers unemployed through the contraction of the coalmining industry showed that 383 such workers, including 345 aged 55 and over, were registered as unemployed in this area.