§ Mr. Woofasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many men over 55 years of age are at present registered as unemployed in the Blaydon area; and for what period they have been unemployed.
§ Mr. John FraserAn up-to-date analysis of the unemployed by age and length of time unemployed will become available in two to three weeks' time. I will circulate a table in theOfficial Report when the figures are ready.
§ Mr. Woofasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many young people who left school at Christmas and Easter, respectively, are still unemployed in the Blaydon area.
§ Mr. John FraserThere were no Christmas leavers and none of those who left at Easter are still registered as unemployed.
§ Mr. Woofasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many people in the Blaydon Employment Exchange area completed courses at Government training centres during the last two years; and how many of these are at present in permanent employment.
§ Mr. Harold WalkerI am informed by the Manpower Services Commission that during the period 1st April 1973 to 31st122W March 1975 81 people from Blaydon Employment Office area were trained at skillcentres, formerly Government training centres.
It is not possible without disproportionate costs to give the placing situation of these ex-trainees but in the North-East Region 93 per cent. of all trainees are placed either before finishing training or within six months.
§ Mr. Woofasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many persons in the Blaydon Employment Exchange area have been unable to be accepted for retraining at Government training centres during the past two years; and what percentage of them are disabled persons.
§ Mr. Harold WalkerI am informed by the Manpower Services Commission that during the period 1st April 1973 to 31st March 1975 eight people from Blaydon Employment Office area were not accepted for training at skillcentres, formerly Government training centres. One of these was disabled.