HC Deb 20 March 1972 vol 833 cc241-2W
Mr. Bishop

asked the Secretary of State for Employment if he is aware that seven men and no women serve as members of the Commission on Industrial

Over 26 and up to 39 … 103
Over 39 and up to 52 … 66
Over 52 weeks … 143
Total … 743

Mr. Kinnock

asked the Secretary of State for Employment what was the number of persons unemployed in Merthyr Tydfil, Wales, and Great Britain, respectively, for the first quarter of each year from 1967 to 1972; and what proportion of the total labour force this constituted in each case.

Mr. Dudley Smith

The numbers registered as unemployed are counted monthly and the following table shows figures for February each year from 1967 to 1972:

Relations; whether he intends that women should be given an equal opportunity to serve when new appointments are made; and what action he proposes.

Mr. Bryan

Miss Catherine Hall is a member of the C.I.R. It is my right hon. Friend's policy to appoint members on the basis of their suitability and not their sex.