§ Mr. Roy Hughesasked the Secretary of State for Employment what report has been tendered to him by Professor J. C. Wood on the dismissals procedure of the British Steel Corporation following his arbitration and settlement of the seven-and-a-half-week long strike at the Spencer Works, Llanwern, Newport, Monmouthshire.
§ Mr. Chichester-ClarkProfessor Wood's award on this dispute is confidential to the parties.
§ Mr. Roy Hughesasked the Secretary of State for Employment what discussions he has had with the British Steel Corporation concerning its policy on dismissals procedure following the seven-and-a-half-week long strike at the Spencer Works, Llanwern, Newport, Monmouthshire.
§ Mr. Chichester-ClarkMy Senior Manpower Adviser in Wales is making arrangements to meet the local management at its request in the near future to discuss the subject of dismissals procedure.
April 1973 (provisional) Men (18 and over) Boys (under 18) Women (18 and over) Girls (under 18) Total Unemployed 2,533 123 420 72 3,148 School leavers unemployed (included above) — 17 — 8 25 Unfilled vacancies 178 72 83 46 379 Separate analyses for the unskilled and for young people aged under 21 are not available. The vacancy statistics relate only to notified vacancies remaining unfilled and do not purport to measure the total unsatisfied demand for labour. Unfilled vacancy statistics for school leavers—as distinct from other young people—are not compiled.