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Mr. Skinner
asked the Secretary of State for Employment how many of his Department's conciliation officers have been made redundant since 18th June, 1970.
Mr. Dudley Smith
None. I would refer the hon. Member to my reply to the hon. Member for South Ayrshire (Mr.
| ANNUAL NUMBER OF WORKING DAYS LOST PER 1,000 PERSONS EMPLOYED IN MINING, MANUFACTURING, CONSTRUCTION AND TRANSPORT | |||||||||
| Country | 1965 | 1966 | 1967 | 1968 | 1969 | ||||
| Australia* | … | … | … | … | 390 | 340 | 300 | 440 | 810† |
| Belgium | … | … | … | … | 40 | 320 | 90 | 230 | 100† |
| Canada | … | … | … | … | 790 | 1,570 | 1,200 | 1,670 | 2,550† |
| Denmark‡ | … | … | … | … | 400 | 30 | 20 | 20 | 80† |
| Finland | … | … | … | … | 20 | 150 | 410 | 250 | 200† |
| France | … | … | … | … | 100 | 240 | 430 | (a) | 200† |
| Germany (F.R.)§ | … | … | … | — | — | 30 | — | 20 | |
| India | … | … | … | … | 470 | 890 | 1,270 | 1,150 | 1,100† |
| Ireland | … | … | … | … | 1,720 | 1,420 | 520 | 920 | 2,170† |
| Italy | … | … | … | … | 540 | 1,710 | 580 | 930 | 4,110† |
| Japan | … | … | … | … | 360 | 170 | 100 | 160 | 200 |
| Netherlands | … | … | … | 30 | 10 | — | 10 | 10 | |
| New Zealand | … | … | … | 50 | 230 | 320 | 310 | 300 | |
| Norway | … | … | … | … | — | — | 10 | 10 | — |
| Sweden¶ | … | … | … | … | — | 110 | — | — | 30 |
| Switzerland | … | … | … | — | — | — | — | — | |
| United Kingdom | … | … | … | 220 | 170 | 210 | 360 | 510 | |
| United States║ | … | … | … | 860 | 880 | 1,430 | 1,600 | 1,390 | |
| Notes: | |||||||||
| * Including electricity and gas. | |||||||||
| † Preliminary figure. | |||||||||
| ‡ Manufacturing only. | |||||||||
| § Excluding West Berlin. | |||||||||
| ¶ All industries included. | |||||||||
| ║ Figures cover also electricity, gas and sanitary services. | |||||||||
| (a) Figures not yet available. | |||||||||
| Where no figure is given the number of days lost per 1,000 persons employed is 5 or less. | |||||||||
| Source: International Labour Office. | |||||||||
as unemployed at the Bexhill, Hailsham and Rye Employment Exchanges on 16th January, 1971; and how many of these were over 55 years of age, under 18 years of age, and school leavers, respectively.
Mr. Dudley Smith
The following table shows, by age group, the numbers registered as wholly unemployed:Sillars) on 21st January, 1971.—[Vol. 809; c. 321–322.]