§ Mr. Woofasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many unemployed men and disabled men, respectively, in the Blaydon travel-to-work area hase been retrained in Government training centres and re-employed in the last two years.
§ Mr. GoldingI am advised by the Manpower Services Commission that the information is not readily available, and could only be produced at disproportionate cost.
§ Mr. Woofasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many partially disabled persons are registered for employment in the Blaydon employment exchange area; for what periods they have been unemployed; and what employment opportunities are available to them.
§ Mr. John GrantOn 8th July 1976, 161 registered disabled people were registered for employment at Blaydon. Eighty-five had been unemployed over a year. 21 between six months and a year, 12 between three and six months and the remainder for less than three months. General employment opportunities in the area include engineering, steelworks, cokeworks and service industries. There is also a Remploy factory.
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§ Mr. Woofasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many persons from the employment exchange at Blaydon have received training at Government training centres since January 1974.
§ Mr. GoldingI am informed by the Manpower Services Commission that 266 people from the Blaydon employment office area have completed courses at skillcentres—formerly Government training centres—since January 1974.