HC Deb 20 June 1972 vol 839 cc77-8W
Mr. Dalyell

asked the Secretary of State for Employment what estimate he has made of the shortage of labour in the next five years for drilling operations in the North Sea; and what discussions he is having with the Petroleum Industry Training Board.

notified to him from the employment exchanges in the Macclesfield parliamentary constituency; and what was the number of vacancies three months ago and six months ago.

Mr. Dudley Smith

In the area covered by the Macclesfield and Congleton Employment Exchanges, the numbers of notified vacancies remaining unfilled at May, 1972, February, 1972, and November, 1971, were 271, 149 and 259, respectively. The figures relate only to notified vacancies remaining unfilled and do not purport to measure the total unsatisfied demand for labour in the area.