HC Deb 02 March 1972 vol 832 cc141-2W
27. Mr. Boyden

asked the Secretary of State for Employment what are the latest unemployment figures for the South-West Durham area.

Mr. Dudley Smith

At 14th February, the provisional number of people registered as wholly unemployed in the South- West Durham travel-to-work area was 3,241. In addition, 1,519 temporarily stopped workers were registered as unemployed.

71. Mr. Boyden

asked the Secretary of State for Employment what new training arrangements he is making to relieve unemployment in South-West Durham.

Mr. Bryan

158 additional places will be provided at the Government training centres at Durham and Darlington and in an annexe to the Durham centre. Greater use will be made of spare training capacity in employers' establishments and colleges of further education.