§ Mr. Austin Mitchellasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many workers in the PVC manufacturing industry have been medically examined by the Employment Medical Advisory Service in 1975 and 1976; what proportion of the total manual work force in the
Notified vacancies Numbers unemployed Held at employment offices Held at careers offices Total Of which school leavers July 1973 … … … 1,845 524 725 4 July 1974 … … … 1,533 521 800 2 July 1975 … … … 553 135 1,940 24 July 1976 … … … 381 98 3,096 241 1977* … … … 565 56 3,238 289 * Provisional. The vacancy figures relate only to vacancies notified to employment offices and careers offices and are not a measure of total vacancies. Because of possible duplication, the two sets of figures should not be added together.
652Windustry those examined represent; and what plans the Employment Medical Advisory Service has to regularly examine the total work force in the industry.
§ Mr. John GrantAll workers exposed in the manufacture of vinyl chloride monomer (VCM) and polyvinyl chloride (PVC) have been offered pre-employment and annual medical examinations since 1975. Examinations and keeping records are the responsibility of works medical officers not EMAS.