§ Mr. William Priceasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many of the full inspections carried out in 1972 were made by district inspectors.
§ Mr. Dudley SmithThe number of full or general inspections carried out in
UNFILLED VACANCIES FOR MALES PER HUNDRED MALES UNEMPLOYED Food, drink and tobacco Metal manufacture Mechanical engineering Electrical engineering Vehicles Chemicals and allied industries Construction June 1973 (provisional) South East 109.6 191.9 284.7 252.3 185.1 126.8 91.0 East Anglia 109.5 150.0 295.4 137.2 138.8 117.9 98.8 South West 62.4 112.2 160.1 132.8 72.2 64.6 83.8 West Midlands 42.1 79.3 117.5 59.3 32.7 51.8 47.1 East Midlands 62.4 84.2 111.5 133.9 101.2 96.5 48.0 Yorkshire and Humberside 38.3 34.8 80.6 56.3 63.3 53.5 29.4 North West 16.3 30.3 49.1 35.9 35.4 24.3 14.5 North 28.2 10.1 33.8 23.3 54.2 16.3 19.4 Wales 30.5 17.1 56.6 44.4 31.8 22.4 17.9 Scotland 15.9 19.5 25.3 35.6 13.5 13.5 16.7 Northern Ireland 9.5 7.3 22.4 24.5 20.4 17.2 6.2 March 1972 South East 16.8 23.0 29.1 30.8 21.6 18.8 20.4 East Anglia 8.3 10.1 17.8 14.6 15.9 11.2 14.9 South West 8.2 3.5 17.8 16.0 13.3 9.0 15.3 West Midlands 6.2 5.2 8.8 8.7 4.3 8.3 6.9 East Midlands 6.3 5.4 15.0 14.9 10.7 9.6 10.8 Yorkshire and Humberside 5.6 2.9 8.6 12.2 9.4 10.3 6.0 North West 3.1 3.4 5.6 4.4 5.1 6.6 3.8 North 5.7 2.9 4.5 12.5 4.3 1.8 4.8 Wales 6.6 2.2 8.1 7.4 6.3 8.6 4.6 Scotland 1.9 2.2 2.4 5.8 1.4 1.9 2.0 Northern Ireland 3.5 7.8 3.5 5.3 3.2 1.2 2.8 Vacancy statistics relate only to notified vacancies remaining unfilled and do not measure the total unsatisfied demand for labour. The ratios are not adjusted to take account of season factors.
394W1972 by district inspectors under the Factories Act 1961 and the Offices, Shops and Railway Premises Act 1963 was 11,304.