§ Mr. Kilroy-Silkasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many building workers are now registered as unemployed on Merseyside; and how this compares with the same month in each of the last five years.
§ Mr. John FraserFollowing is the information:
Merseyside Special Development Area Unemployed who last worked in Construction June 1975 … … … 12,380 June 1974 … … … 8,608 June 1973 … … … 7,515 June 1972 … … … 9,478 June 1971 … … … 7,329 June 1970 … … … 6,096
§ Mr. Kilroy-Silkasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many retraining places are available at Government training centres on Merseyside; and how this compares with the number available in each of the last five years.
§ Mr. Harold WalkerI am informed by the Manpower Services Commission that the following skillcentres—formerly Government training centres—are in Merseyside: Liverpool, St. Helens and its annexe at Kirkby, and Runcorn. The number of training places at skillcentres in Merseyside in each of the last five years is as follows: