§ Sir J. Edenasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many bricklayers are registered with the Bournemouth employment office as being out of work; how many of these have been offered jobs as bricklayers; and how many have declined the jobs offered.
§ Mr. GoldingI am informed by the Manpower Services Commission that on 5th November 1976, 27 bricklayers, including trainees and improvers, were registered as unemployed at Bournemouth employment office. 17 had been submitted to jobs in the area but were not engaged. Only one is known to have declined the offer of a job, and this was on health grounds.