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by-means-of-regular surveys of the unem loyment figures of disabled persons last employed in the service and construction industries. There has been no evidence so far that disabled persons generally as a group, have suffered disproportionately from the effects of the tax. We do not therefore propose to carry out at this stage a special investigation of the situa- tion of handicapped young persons.
Offices, Shops and Railway Premises Act (Prosecutions)
Mr. Ashton asked the Secretary of State for Employment and Productivity how many prosecutions were made against employers for contravening the Offices, Shops and Railway Premises Act with respect to drawing offices and other tech- nical engineering offices in 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, and 1968, respectively; and how many representations/on this subject were received in her Department in the same years.
Mr. Fernyhough: I/regret that the information is not available. I am not aware of any special problems arising under the Offices, Shops and Railway Premises Act in relation to drawing offices and technical engineering offices.
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Wholly Unemployed Persons
Dr. John Dunwoody asked the Secre- tary of State for/Employment and Pro- ductivity what has been the average per- centage of wholly unemployed for the last five convenient 12 monthly periods in each of the five development areas, in the development areas as a whole, in the non-development areas and in Great Britain as a whole.
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the assistance my Department provide towards the costs of transfer of key workers who move with their employérs to projects being established or extended in the development areas. The facilities of the Key Workers' Scheme will be available in the intermediate areas in respect of transfers of key workers which take place on or after the date of the coming into operation of the legislation. Interested firms should ask their local employment exchange for further details.
Mr. Barnett asked the Secretary of State for Employment and Productivity when the industrial training assistance now provided by the Government in the development areas will be extended to the intermediate areas.
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Mr. Fernyhough: On 1st September, 1969. With effect from that date the assistance offered by my Department will include grants to/ new and expanding firms towards the cost of training workers for additional jobs created in the inter- mediate areas, assistance with the cost of premises temporarily required by new firms for training purposes, free courses for industrial/supervisors and instructors, and facilities for the loan of training in- structors where necessary.
The industrial training boards are also being asked to co-operate in extending to the intermediate areas from 1st Sep- tember,/1969 the training grant schemes which they already administer on behalf of my Department in the development areas. These grants are designed to en- courage firms to increase the numbers of/apprentices and technicians under training, and to provide facilities for off- the-job training of adult workers to the
Mr. Fernyhough: I shall write to my demi-skilled level. hon. Friend as soon as possible.
Intermediate Areas
Mr. Booth asked the Secretary of State for Employment and Productivity when the assistance towards the transfer of key workers now available in the develop- ment areas will be extended to the inter- mediate areas:
Mf. Fernyhough: The Bill which the Government will be introducing next Session to extend to industry in the inter- mediate areas certain assistance provided in/ development areas under the Local Employment Acts will include a pro- e intermediate areas Vision to extend
FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH
AFFAIRS
Mr. Thornton asked the Secretary of
Hong Kong (Workers)
State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many male textile workers in Hong Kong work seven days per week continuously throughout the year.
Mr. Whitlock: None. A large pro- portion of the 59,374 males employed in the textile industry work a twenty-eight day month, although some work on thirty days and others on twenty-six days. But
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