Building Workers, Bishop Auckland

Part of Oral Answers to Questions — Employment – in the House of Commons at 12:00 am on 8 June 1964.

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Photo of Mr William Whitelaw Mr William Whitelaw , Penrith and The Border 12:00, 8 June 1964

There is no doubt that in many parts of the country, and, in deed, in parts of the North-East, the bottleneck is the shortage of skilled craftsmen which already exists in the construction industry. With the work that is building up in the North-East, I am sure that the skilled craftsmen, who, the hon. Member will have noticed, are very few in number, will soon be placed in employment.