§ Mr. Woofasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many persons in the Blaydon employment area have been unable to be accepted for retraining at Government training centres during the past two years; and what percentage of them are disabled persons.
§ Mr. BryanTwenty-eight persons during the two years ended 29th February, 1972, including four disabled persons—14 per cent. of the total.
§ Mr. Woofasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many people in the Blaydon employment area completed courses at Government training centres during the last 12 months; and how many of these are at present in permanent employment.
§ Mr. BryanTwenty-three persons during the 12 months ended 29th February, 1972.I regret that the information concerning the number in permanent employment is not available.
§ Mr. Woofasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many school-leavers are registered as unemployed in the Blaydon employment area.
§ Mr. Dudley SmithAt 14th February, 16 unemployed school-leavers were registered for employment at the Blaydon careers office.