§ Mr. Brayasked 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 SmithThe 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