HC Deb 24 July 1972 vol 841 c217W
Mr. Rose

asked the Secretary of State for Employment how many new vacancies to be provided in the greater Manchester area have been notified to him by industry in the area.

Mr. Chichester-Clark

Future expansions in employment which have been notified to my Department in the Manchester travel-to-work area would pro-

ESTIMATED NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES IN EMPLOYMENT IN CERTAIN INDUSTRIES IN THE HUDDERSFIELD EMPLOYMENT EXCHANGE AREA AT JUNE, 1970 AND THE NUMBERS REGISTERED AS UNEMPLOYED AT JUNE, 1970 AND JUNE, 1972 WHO LAST WORKED IN THESE INDUSTRIES
Employees in employment Numbers registered as unemployed
June, 1970 (000's) June, 1970 June, 1972
Mechanical instrument and electrical engineering (Orders VII, VIII and IX of the Standard Industrial Classification 13.0 78 136
Textiles (Order XIII) 25.3 253 475
Chemicals and allied industries (Orders IV and V) 5.2 54 102