HC Deb 04 December 1973 vol 865 c343W
Mr. Bray

asked the Secretary of State for Employment how many skilled, semiskilled and unskilled construction or building workers are currently registered as unemployed in north-east Lancashire.

Mr. Dudley Smith

The following table shows an occupational analysis of men unemployed in the area who last worked in construction :

Unemployed on 12th November 1973
Carpenters and joiners (construction sites and maintenance) 3
Electricians (installation and maintenance) premises and ships 1
Plumbers, pipe fitters 2
Steel erectors 2
Scaffolders/stagers 1
Steel benders, bar benders and fixers 1
Painters and decorators 4
Bricklayers 2
Plasterers 2
Mechanical plant drivers/operators (earth moving and civil engineering) 1
Crane drivers/operators 1
Fork lift and other mechanical truck drivers/operators 1
All other occupations (including labourers) 261
Total : unemployed men who last worked in the construction industry 282