§ Mr. Woofasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many job vacancies remained unfilled in the Northern Region on 1st June.
§ Mr. John FraserOn 4th June 1975 in the North Region there were 10,792 notified unfilled vacancies at employment offices and 1,436 at careers offices. The figures relate only to vacancies notified to these offices and are not a measure of total vacancies.
§ Mr. Woofasked the Secretary of State for Employment what are the most recent available figures relating to unemployment in the Northern Region; and what were the categories and numbers of workers unemployed.
§ Mr. John FraserOn 9th June 1975, 58,514 males and 13,534 females were unemployed in the North Region.
§ Mr. Woofasked the Secretary of State for Employment what steps are being taken to provide increased employment for disabled persons in the Northern Region, and how many disabled require such employment in that area.
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§ Mr. Harold WalkerThe employment prospects of disabled people depend primarily on the general employment situation and disabled people benefit like others in the region from the assistance available to a development area under the Industry Act 1972. The Manpower Services Commission is improving its specialist employment, rehabilitation and training services for disabled people; and there are plans to expand the sheltered employment facilities in the region. Remploy Limited has recently occupied a replacement factory in Sunderland and another will shortly be completed in Hartlepool. These factories will provide 45 and 85 additional places respectively. A replacement workshop with 30 additional places for blind and physically handicapped people is also being provided in Sunderland. Following surveys made in North Tyneside and Cleveland discussions are taking place with the local authorities about the provision and scale of sheltered employment needed in those areas. 6,491 registered disabled people are currently unemployed there.