§ Mr. Adleyasked the Secretary of State for Employment what has been the number of vacancies in the hotel and catering industry, for each of the last 12 months, in each of the economic development council areas of the United Kingdom.
§ Mr. Dudley SmithThe following table shows the numbers of unfilled vacancies in standard regions, which correspond closely to the economic planning regions.
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South East East Angha South West West Midlands East Midlands Yorkshire and Humberside North West North Wales Scotland Northern Ireland 1972 March … 4,614 392 2,421 529 347 646 598 1,158 668 1,498 190 April … 6,459 473 2,682 608 418 1,141 721 1,225 778 1,623 201 May … 7,667 572 2,455 755 427 1,092 872 1,073 1,018 1,630 216 June … 9,118 635 2,864 771 571 1,280 1,151 1,183 1,369 1,608 194 July … 8,136 602 2,102 601 581 1,022 1,032 908 904 1,141 135 August … 7,189 523 2,010 607 501 779 911 937 1,015 1,229 133 September … 7,606 524 2,118 718 630 822 1,135 1,001 837 1,384 179 October … 7,472 474 1,645 775 687 824 927 725 673 1,059 152 November … 6,801 490 1,249 872 646 950 859 699 618 1,095 151 December … 6,150 458 1,452 1,124 575 910 894 901 542 1,036 129 1973 January … 6,331 526 1,369 1,271 570 953 1,036 825 601 1,154 138 February … 6,587 518 2,005 980 586 971 1,052 1,140 849 1,649 185 The statistics relate only to notified vacancies remaining unfilled and do not purport to measure the total unsatisfied demand for labour in the hotel and catering industry. The figures relate to hotels and other residential establishments, restaurants, cafes, snack bars, public houses, clubs and catering contractors— Minimum List Headings 884, 885, 886, 887 and 888 of the 1968 edition of the Standard Industrial Classification.