§ Mr. O'Halloranasked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will make a statement regarding the current number of unemployed in the building industry in the Greater London area; and if he will categorise the trades the men belong to.
§ Mr. John FraserThe following table shows for February 1976 the numbers unemployed in the Greater London area who last worked in the construction industry, 61W analysed according to the occupation for which they were registered for employment.
Site and other managers, agents and clerks of works, general foremen (building and civil engineering) 86 Carpenters and joiners (construction sites and maintenance) 1,130 Maintenance fitters (non-electrical) plant and industrial machinery 74 Electricians (installation and maintenance) premises and ships 377 Cable jointers and linesmen 8 Plumbers, pipe fitters 486 Heating and ventilating engineering fitters 154 Gas fitters 50 Steel erectors 122 Scaffolders, stagers 244 Steel benders, bar benders and fixers 165 Painters and decorators 2,665 Bricklayers 522 Fixer/walling masons 12 Plasterers 302 Floor and wall tilers, terrazzo workers 79 Roofers and slaters 278 Glaziers 55 Asphalt and bitumen road surfacers 68 Other roadmen 43 Concrete erectors/assemblers 24 Concrete levellers / screeders 76 Mains and service layers and pipe jointers (gas, water, drainage, oil) 57 Mechanical plant drivers/operators (earth moving and civil engineering) 121 Crane drivers/operators 83 Fork lift and other mechanical truck drivers/operators 71 All other occupations, including labourers 14,033 Total, all occupations 21,385