asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what was the outcome of the Council of Ministers (Fisheries) meeting in Luxemburg on 26 June.

asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will make a statement on the last meeting of the Council of Fisheries Ministers.

My right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Scotland and my hon. Friend the Minister of State, Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food accompanied me to the meeting of the Fisheries Council on 25 June.

asked the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster (1) what is his policy towards the report published by the Turner Society on 18 June;(2) what is the policy of Her Majesty's Government towards the fulfilment of the Turner bequest.

The report concerns the Turner bequest, which is vested in the Trustees of the National Gallery and the Tate Gallery. It is for them, not for me, to formulate policy concerning the bequest and to satisfy themselves that they are fulfilling the terms under which it was made.

asked the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster if he will consider special aid to the Wallace collection to enable it to avoid cutting its conservation programme.

The Wallace collection has at present no intention of cutting its conservation programme.

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he is satisfied that the police have sufficient powers to deal with street affrays created for political purposes; and if he will make a statement.

I refer my hon. Friend to the reply which I gave to a question by the hon. Member for Islington, Central (Mr. Grant) on 25 May.—[Vol. 967, c. 296.]

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether, in view of the energy crisis and the high level of crime in the streets in areas such as Newham, he will take action to reduce the use of cars, pandas and vehicles by police forces to increase the use of foot patrols.

No. It is for chief officers to decide how best to deploy their resources in the light of all the circumstances, including local levels of crime and the need to conserve fuel.

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department why and on whose authority the replacement of the three days' notice to the Post Office in respect of free post arrangements for parliamentary elections was changed for the European elections to seven days' notice; and if he will make a statement.

Section 79 of the Representation of the People Act 1949 as applied by the European Assembly Elections Regulations 1979 provides that this is a matter for the Post Office.

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what is the number of people killed or seriously injured in fires in each of the years since 1962, in the following categories: hotels and guest houses, offices, shops and factory premises.

Information is not available in the form requested. Non-fatal

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many of Her Majesty's prisons are heated by oil-fired central heating, how many are coal fired and how many by electricity and gas.

Of the 118 prison department establishments in England and Wales, the central heating is oil-fired in 89, coal-fired in 18 and gas-fired in 11.

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department when he anticipates the construction of the new law courts in Coventry will commence.

A start in 1981–82 has provisionally been offered to and accepted by the city council. My right hon. Friend hopes to be in a position very soon to confirm whether the proposed spread of expenditure can be accommodated within current capital allocations and formal approval given.

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what is the total cost to the taxpayer since its inception of the Equal Opportunities Commission.

I refer my hon. Friend to the reply given by my hon. Friend the Financial Secretary to a question by the hon. Member for Newham, North-West (Mr. Lewis) on 12 June.—[Vol. 968, c. 185.]

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will make a statement on the action the Government propose to take in the light of responses to the discussion document on the Wolfenden report on the Government and the voluntary sector.

Approximately 500 replies have been received in response to the consultative document, "The Government and the Voluntary Sector." Many of these are comprehensive and detailed, and we are grateful for the work that has been done.These responses are now being studied, but it is too early to say what conclusions are to be drawn from that study.

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he has received the report on the LD50 test from his advisory committee on the administration of the Cruelty to Animals Act 1876; and if he will make a statement.

The report reached me last month. I have placed a copy in the Library. Copies will be sent to all who gave evidence to the committee, and others known to have an interest, and to authorities responsible for the registered places where experiments are carried out. I should like to record my appreciation of the work of the committee in this investigation and in particular my thanks to the chairman, Lord Cross of Chelsea. I accept the committee's recommendations in principle and am considering how they can most effectively be implemented with the resources available.

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether he has received the report of the Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis into the events

The information requested is not available and could be obtained only at disproportionate cost. The information readily available is given in the following table:at Southall on 22 and 23 April; and if he will make a statement.

I have received the Commissioner's report and hope to make a statement to the House shortly. A summary of the facts relating to the disturbances at Southall will be placed in the Libraries of both Houses at midday on Wednesday, 27 June. Copies will also then be available from the Vote Office.

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if it is his intention to retain coterminosity of parliamentary and Greater London Council boundaries for purposes of the next Greater London Council elections.

I know of no reason to change this arrangement before the ordinary elections of Greater London councillors in May 1981.

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland if, pursuant to the reply of the Minister for home affairs and the environment, Scottish Office, to the hon. Member for Aberdeen, North, he will issue a circular of guidance to rent officers drawing their attention to the procedure for a landlord and tenant to enter into a rent agreement, and to ask the rent officers to approve the agreement, as an alternative to the fair rent procedure, and advising rent officers to notify landlords and tenants of this alternative.

Rent officers are already fully aware of the procedures related to rent agreements and these are fully explained in the literature on the Rent Acts which rent offices, local authorities and citizens advice bureaux provide free to the public.

asked the Lord Privy Seal if the United Kingdom is still providing aid for the Government of Vietnam in spite of their behaviour in driving refugees out of their country.

asked We are currently considering the commitments for aid to Vietnam entered into by the previous Government. I would refer the hon. Gentleman to the reply given on 25 June to my hon. Friend the Member for Woking (Mr. Onslow).

asked the Secretary of State for Wales if he will list those county and district councils in Wales which give financial help towards the cost of television licences for retirement pensioners, other than those who live in sheltered housing, those being overseen by a warden service and the disabled and handicapped.

I regret that information in the form requested is not available centrally.

asked the Secretary of State for Wales how much time per week the chairman of the Land Authority for Wales is expected to devote to the duties of that office.

Two and a half days.

asked the Secretary of State for Wales what are his plans for the replacement of old and outdated primary schools in Wales; and if he will make a statement.

Progress towards improving the quality of schools in Wales will depend largely on the resources available.

asked the Secretary of State for Wales if he has any plans to increase the number of nursery places in primary schools in Wales; and if he will make a statement.

It is for local education authorities to determine what nursery provision should be made in their areas, taking account of the resources at their disposal.

asked the Secretary of State for Wales if he has any plans to build the second phase of the Bronglais hospital, Aberystwyth, within the next three years; and if he will make a statement.

No. In the view of Dyfed area health authority, replacement of Llanelli general hospital, which should begin in 1982, is more urgent.

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science why the teachers' claim for an increase in salary did not go to arbitration as laid down in the constitution of the Burnham Committee and requested by the trade union side; and if he will make a statement.

The Remuneration of Teachers Act 1965 provides that matters in respect of which agreement has not been reached in a Burnham committee after they have been considered by the committee in accordance with the statutory arrangements may be referred to arbitration. However, the recent negotiations culminated in agreement on all points. Indeed, at no time during the negotiations did the teachers' panel collectively propose recourse to arbitration.

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what has been the expenditure of (a) his Department, (b) the Medical Research Council and (c) universities, polytechnics, on orthotics research in each year since 1970.

No expenditure has been incurred by my Department. The Medical Research Council's expenditure for the last three financial years directly related to orthotics research (orthopaedic appliances) was £41,688 in 1976–77, £32,827 in 1977–78 and £43,747 in 1978–79. Information for earlier years is not available. Information in respect of expenditure by universities and polytechnics is not readily available.

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what reduction will be made in the number of postgraduate awards for 1979–80 as a result of the cut in the expenditure of the National Environment Research Council.

The Natural Environment Research Council has not yet reached a decision on how to implement its adjusted grant-in-aid for 1979–80.

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what reductions will be made in the number of post graduate awards for 1979–80 as a result of the cut in the Science Research Council's expenditure.

The Science Research Council has not yet reached a final decision on this question, but no reduction is currently expected in the number of its postgraduate awards for 1979–80.

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science how many postgraduate awards for 1979–80 will be cancelled as a result of the cut in the Social Science Research Council budget.

About 450 studentships and 75 bursaries.

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what are his proposals with regard to the current and future financing of the Social Science Research Council.

The Social Science Research Council will receive a grant of £16·32 million in the present financial year. Allocations for later years have not yet been settled.

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what representations have been made to him by the Committee of Vice-Chancellors and Principals or the University Grants Committee about reductions in grants to universities; whether the main complaint is about revenue or capital expenditure; and if he will make a statement.

No written representations have been received from either body, but my right hon. and learned Friend and I met the University Grants Committee on 21 June when reductions in university grants were discussed. We expect to meet the Committee of Vice-Chancellors and Principals shortly.

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science whether he will make a statement on the policy of the Government towards converting spare classrooms for nursery and other use, following his statement on 16 May; and whether he will release additional resources for this purpose.

It is the Government's wish to encourage local education authorities, where they consider it appropriate, to adapt spare primary accommodation for nursery and other educational uses. Technical advice on the conversion of primary space for nursery education has been issued by my Department. Additional resources for this purpose are not available, but such conversions, which are relatively cheap, may be met from the ordinary nursery education building allocations.

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science whether he is satisfied with the structure, policies and functions of the national nursery examination board.

These matters are about to be considered by an independent committee of inquiry which has been convened by the national nursery examination board. My right hon. and learned Friend would not wish to pre-empt the outcome of that inquiry.

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what steps he is taking to bring about the education of the great majority of blind children in ordinary sighted schools by means of the establishment in a number of primary and secondary schools throughout the country of special units for the visually handicapped which would provide the necessary facilities and support for blind children; and if he will make a statement.

Responsibility for the special educational treatment of handicapped pupils rests with local education authorities and their arrangements are governed by section 33 of the Education Act 1944. My right hon. and learned Friend is studying the proposals of the Warnock committee for a new statutory framework of special education and in due course will be considering with other interested Ministers whether changes are required.

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services what is his policy for maintaining and, if necessary, expanding the use of cottage hospitals.

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services, what is his policy towards the maintenance of hospital facilities in small communities; and if he will make a statement.

Our policy is to try to keep small hospitals open wherever possible, because they have an extremely important role in the local community.

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services on what date he expects the pensioners' Christmas bonus to be paid.

Under the provisions of the Pensioners' Payments and Social Security Bill, a Christmas bonus of £10 will be paid to pensioners and certain other beneficiaries in the week commencing 3 December this year.

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services what monitoring he intends to carry out to ensure that regional health authorities equitably distribute resources between area health authorities.

We are awaiting the report of the Royal Commission on the National Health Service before considering any changes in the present system of monitoring. Meanwhile regional health authorities' annual planning reports provide us with information on the allocation of resources to area health authorities.

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he proposes to make any changes in the allocation of resources within the National Health Service by increasing the priority given to mental health care.

The distribution of NHS resources locally between services for different groups of patients is primarily a matter for health authorities, but in giving a general lead on national priorities, I have indicated that I regard mental health care as such a priority.

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services what response he has received from the chairman of the Health Services Board concerning its role in the phasing out of pay beds not justified by local demand.

I wrote to Lord Wigoder about the board's work in general. He replied that it had decided to halt work which would not have become effective until 1980 or later. I am grateful to the board for this response.

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services what are the latest figures available for the cost of reducing the pensionable age of men to 60, 62, and 63 years, respectively; what plans he has for a more flexible pension retirement age; and if he will make a statement.

Assuming no change in retirement patterns, the extra cost to central Government funds of reducing men's pension age to 60 would be about £2,700 million a year, to 62 about £1,600 million and to 63 about £1,000 million.As to flexible retirement, I refer the hon. Member to my reply earlier today to my hon. Friend the Member for Brentwood and Ongar (Mr. McCrindle).

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services when he expects to conclude his review of the management of Rampton hospital.

I hope to make a further statement about the setting up of the independent review into organisation and facilities at Rampton hospital in the near future. It is my intention that the review should be completed within nine to 12 months of starting.

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services what progress he has made in establishing a code of practice for general practitioner trials of prescribed drugs.

I have reviewed this matter and have concluded that if possible there should be a code of practice which establishes guidelines for initiating and carrying out general practitioner trials of prescribable medicines. I am writing to the association of the British pharmaceutical industry suggesting that it now prepares and implements such a code.

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services what plans he has to review the earnings rule for retirement pensioners.

We are committed to phasing out the earnings rule for retirement pensioners during the lifetime of this Parliament. My right hon. Friend will announce our proposals in due course. Meanwhile, we shall be increasing the weekly earnings limit from £45 to £52 in November.

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services when he expects next to meet the chairman of the Bromley area health authority.

I expect to meet the chairman of Bromley area health authority at one of our regular meetings with chairmen of area health authorities.

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services what was the amount of loan approval granted for personal social services capital projects in Sheffield in each of the years 1976, 1977, 1978 and 1979.

The amounts are as follows:

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services what is current Government policy in respect of maternity hospitals and home confinements.

It is our policy to maintain maternity hospitals wherever possible and to enable women who wish to have confinements at home to do so.

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services what action he proposes to take on the recommendations to Governments contained in the World Health Organisation expert committee report "Controlling the Smoking Epidemic"; and if he will make a statement.

I refer the right hon. Gentleman to the first part of my reply on 12 June to the right hon. Member for Manchester, Wythenshawe (Mr. Morris).—[Vol. 968, c. 216.]

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services whether he has any plans to assist patients who are not in receipt of supplementary benefit with the cost of travelling long distances for National Health Service treatment in rural areas.

Health authorities already have powers to assist with travelling expenses of patients attending NHS hospitals, who would otherwise suffer financial hardship as assessed by the Supplementary Benefits Commission. This applies whether or not a patient is in receipt of supplementary benefit.

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will make a statement about boarding out allowances for foster children.

The level of boarding out allowances for foster children is a matter for determination by local authorities. The local authority associations issued guidance to local authorities last year on the use of common age bands and age relativities in boarding out scales with a view to achieving greater uniformity throughout the country.

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will give the number of patients on the waiting lists for surgical treatment at the Doncaster, Rotherham and Barnsley hospitals, respectively; and if he will make a statement on the actions he is taking to help the area health authorities to reduce these waiting lists.

The answer to the first part of the question is 5,328, 3,304 and 4,157 respectively.I view with great concern the increases in waiting lists which have taken place throughout the country in the last few years under the previous administration. Much depends now on the morale and motivation of staff in the NHS. This Government will be introducing policies in the near future which we expect will improve these considerably.

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he plans to review the question of the regional redistribution of resources for hospital expenditure.

I accept that the principle of allocating resources to health authorities by reference to need is right. I do not propose to discard the present measure of need, based on the recommendations of the resource allocation working party, but I shall wish to consider and interpret the indications it gives, taking into account relevant factors which the working party was unable to quantify and incorporate in its formula. I shall also want to consider any recommendations that the Royal Commission on the National Health Service may make on this matter.

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services what extra revenue his Department will collect from the Budget proposals announced on 12 June.

An estimated £24 million in 1979–80 as a contribution to financing the planned level of expenditure.

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many children are at present in the care of local authorities.

On 31 March 1977, there were 96,200 children in the care of local authorities in England. I regret that more recent figures are not yet available.

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services whether he is satisfied with the availability of residential accommodation for the elderly.

In the year ending 31 March 1978, 1,300 more elderly residents were supported by authorities in residential accommodation than in the previous year, broadly keeping pace with the growth in elderly population. I am aware nonetheless that some local authorities are finding it difficult to keep abreast of demand with the resources which they are able to make available for this purpose. Voluntary and private homes also make a valuable contribution in this field and I shall seek to encourage such provision wherever possible.

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services what steps are being taken to ensure that the elderly receive high priority within the National Health Service.

I ask my hon. Friend to await the White Paper on the elderly which we intend to issue later this year and in which we shall set out our policies.

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services under what circumstances a person with a State retirement pension may emigrate and still receive the pension.

British retirement pensions are payable anywhere in the world. Such pensions are, however, held at the rates payable on departure from the United Kingdom or when entitlement first arises, if later, unless the pensioner is in another member State of the EEC or in a country with which the United Kingdom has negotiated a reciprocal agreement providing for the payment of pension increases.

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will make a statement on his Department's new initiative on curbing waste, abuse and fraud of social security.

I intend to fulfil the Government's commitment to increase the effort devoted to the reduction of fraud and abuse within the context of the Government's overall policies for reducing Civil Service manpower.

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services whether he will make a statement concerning the financing of the Clegg awards to National Health Service ancillary staff and ambulancemen; and what proportion of the awards will be funded by central Government.

The Government have already undertaken to honour their predecessor's commitment to accept the findings of the Standing Commission on Pay Comparability for groups whose pay they referred to the Commission. Pay of all NHS staffs is funded by central government.

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services what representations he has received from public service unions concerning the Government's policy of cuts in public spending in so far as they affect health and the social services.

None, so far as I am aware.

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many employees in the North-West Thames region at both regional and area level are engaged in monitoring prescription charges; what is the annual cost of this work and the total amount received in 1978 in recovering prescription charges which had been falsely exempted; and if he will make a statement.

I am obtaining the information requested and will write to the hon. Member.

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many nurses were employed in hospitals in England and Wales in May 1974 and 1979, respectively; and what increase or decrease is represented by the total for the current year, as against that for 1974, when account is taken of intervening changes in working hours and leave entitlement, as well as training courses and administrative commitments.

Information is not available centrally in the precise form requested by my hon. Friend. On 1 April 1974, the total number of nursing and midwifery staff employed in the National Health Service in England, in terms of whole-time equivalents, was 303,142. The corresponding number on 31 March 1978, the latest date for which figures are available, was 338,142, an increase of 35,000. There were no changes of working hours in this period, but there were some improvements in leave allowances and an additional public holiday was introduced. These are estimated to have required 13,200 staff, leaving an adjusted increase of 21,800 or 7·2 per cent. It is not possible to estimate the effect of any changes in attendance at training courses or administrative commitments. The figures quoted relate to both qualified and unqualified nursing staff; they do not include agency nurses or nursing cadets.

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will now make a statement on the effect that the increase in VAT and the strict application of cash limits will have on the resources available to health authorities.

It is difficult to forecast at this stage the precise effect on the resources available to health authorities of the increase in indirect taxation and adherence to the previous Government's commitments on cash limits. The increase in expenditure in 1979–80 in real terms, as compared with 1978–79, will be smaller than originally envisaged.

asked the Secretary of State for Defence if he will publish the findings of the inquiry into the fatal accident to the crew of the Tornado multi-role combat aircraft: and if he will make a statement.

The tri-national accident investigation committee that is inquiring into the loss of the Tornado development aircraft in the Irish sea on 12 June 1979, was convened by my Department on behalf of the NATO Multi-Role Combat Aircraft Development and Production Organisation (NAMMO) in accordance with accident investigation procedures jointly agreed by the three participating Governments, the Federal Republic of Germany, Italy and the United Kingdom. These procedures are based on NATO standardisation agreement 3531 to which all NATO nations are committed.Under the agreed proceedures no part of the report of the proceedings of the accident investigation committee, nor any statement on it, may be published without prior joint consultation and agreement by the three partners. When the committee has completed its inquiries and NAMMO has reviewed the findings, I shall consider with our partners the question of publication. I cannot at the present time, of course, anticipate the outcome of the investigation.

asked the Secretary of State for Defence what steps he is taking to reduce fuel consumption by the Armed Forces.

asked the Secretary of State for Defence whether, as a means of conserving petrol, he will request the Service chiefs and personnel not to use aeroplanes, helicopters and road vehicles, where, without interference to any detrimental extent, public transport can be used.

Consumption of fuel by the Armed Forces has been reduced by about 10 per cent. since 1973–74 and remains strictly controlled. All members of the Armed Forces know that they must avoid the unnecessary use of Service transport of any kind, but I am ensuring that they are reminded of the fresh importance of conserving all forms of energy, in particular oil, and I am examining what further measures of restraint can be taken without detriment to operational efficiency.

asked the Secretary of State for Defence if it remains the policy of Her Majesty's Government to link the sale of Harrier to the Government of the People's Republic of China to the conclusion of other commercial contracts between the United Kingdom and China; and if he will now amend this policy so as to separate the Harrier negotiations from any commercial linkage and encourage the earliest completion of the Harrier contract, without any strings attached.

The Government wish to improve relations generally with China; and we expect that any sale of Harrier aircraft will be part of a wider relationship which will also include civil trade. We will naturally continue to do all we can to encourage a speedy and successful conclusion to the Harrier negotiations.

asked the Secretary of State for Defence what plans there are to convert armoured car regiments into units operating Chieftain tanks.

There are no plans to convert armoured reconnaissance regiments into units operating Chieftain tanks.

asked the Secretary of State for Employment what were the numbers of workers involved in redundancies in the recorded closures of manufacturing industrial establishments for the last six months.

I regret that the information as requested is not available. However, the following table sets out the total number of redundancies where closure of the establishment is involved—excluding the construction industry—notified to the Secretary of State in the last six months, in accordance with the provisions of section 100 of the Employment Protection Act 1975.

asked the Secretary of State for Employment what were the numbers of employees in manufacturing industries for the latest month for which statistics are available, nationally and regionally.

The following table gives provisional estimates of the numbers of employees in employment in manufacturing industries at March 1979, the latest date for which this information is available.

asked the Secretary of State for Employment at the nearest convenient date, how many persons engaged in manufacturing industries were on short-time working.

During the week ended 10 March, 38,800 operatives in manufacturing industries in Great Britain were on short-time working either for the whole or for part of the week.

asked the Secretary of State for Employment what percentage of manufacturing establishments had disputes for the latest period for which statistics are available, nationally and regionally.

The percentage is not now calculated because of the difficulty in ensuring total recording of all stoppages, particularly those of very short duration.However, available information suggests that the proportion of manufacturing establishments having strikes has been comparatively small and that the great majority of businesses are practically unaffected by industrial stoppages involving a significant loss of working days. This information was published in "Strikes in Britain", DE Manpower Paper No. 15 (HMSO 1978) and the

asked the Secretary of State for Employment how many days were lost due to disputes in manufacturing industries for the latest period for which statistics are available, nationally and regionally.

Following is the information for the year 1977.

asked the Secretary of State for Employment what percentage of those currently registered unemployed, regionally and nationally is over 60 years of age.

The following table gives for 5 April, the latest date for which the quarterly age analysis is available, the percentages of the total numbers registered as unemployed who were aged 60 years and over. The precise age range requested is not available.

asked the Secretary of State for Employment what is the current state of the redundancy fund.

At 15 June 1979, the redundancy fund had a credit balance of £98·8 million.

asked the Secretary of State for Employment how many factory inspectors were actually in post at the nearest convenient date; what, if any, were the number of unfilled posts on the same date; and what, if any, reductions are proposed in the number of such posts.

I am informed by the chairman of the Health and Safety Commission that on 1 April 1979 there were 955 factory inspectors in post. On that date there were 60 unfilled vacancies and there are no proposals to effect reductions on the overall number of posts.

asked the Secretary of State for Employment how many school leavers, under 18 years of age, are not yet employed nationally and regionally.

At 10 May, the numbers of registered unemployed school leavers under 18 years of age who had not entered employment since terminating full-time education, were as follows:

asked the Secretary of State for Employment how many applications have been received under the temporary short-time working compensation scheme; and how many persons they relate to.

As at 31 May 1979, 146 applications had been received for 32,386 workers to work short-time in order to avoid 14,381 potential redundancies being implemented.

asked the Secretary of State for Employment how many building trade craftsmen were unemployed, regionally and nationally, to the nearest convenient date.

The following table gives the numbers of unemployed people registered at employment offices at 10 May for work in certain selected occupations in the construction industry.