HC Deb 23 October 1975 vol 898 c261W
Mr. Thorne

asked the Secretary of State for Employment what steps he considers are necessary and within his departmental capability to improve employment prospects in the telecommunications industry.

Mr. Booth

My Department has no power materially to influence employment prospects in the telecommunications industry. I understand, however, that Sir William Ryland has now put proposals to the industry about the level of the proposed cut back and that these involve a slightly smaller number of redundancies. The Manpower Services Commission, through its employment and training services agencies will of course do all it can to assist those affected.

OCTOBER 1975
Notified Vacancies Unfilled
Unemployed Employment Offices Careers Offices
Males Females Males Females Males Females
Great Britain 865,027 249,184 77,473 51,951 13,400 12,205
Wales 54,553 15,894 2,530 1,998 465 431
Scotland 94,310 31,486 8,334 7,163 1,062 1,261
South East 203,643 54,375 34,110 20,326 5,356 5,043
East Anglia 21,876 6,160 2,492 1,666 455 457
South West 66,929 19,217 4,911 3,640 911 905
West Midlands 92,269 29,729 3,886 2,419 1,370 683
East Midlands 49,114 14,607 4,575 3,034 800 746
Yorkshire and Humberside 76,574 20,730 5,255 3,412 1,275 930
North West 137,120 36,288 6,383 4,917 1,103 1,225
North 68,639 20,698 4,997 3,376 603 524

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