§ Mr. Sillarsasked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will publish a table showing the number of notified vacancies per 100 unemployed males and females in each of the United Kingdom planning regions in February; and if he will show how this compares with the position in each region in March 1972.
§ Mr. Dudley SmithFollowing is the information:
fulfilment of their obligations under the Electricity Act 1957. This body, which would include employer, trade union and education members, would be given by the electricity boards the assurances about implementing its policies at present given to the training board, and the present training officers of the training board would work under its policy direction as employees of the Electricity Council. My right hon. Friend has considered these proposals, to which the training board has given its broad support, and has decided to initiate consultations with a view to winding up the board.