HC Deb 16 December 1975 vol 902 c584W
54. Mr. Loyden

asked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will make a statement on unemployment among building construction workers on Merseyside.

Mr. John Fraser

The Government fully recognises the seriousness of the employment problem among building construction workers on Merseyside. In the recent measures to alleviate unemployment an additional £32 million was allocated for a carefully selected programme of public sector construction works in order to provide employment where it is most needed. The expenditure will be concentrated in the assisted areas of which Merseyside is one.