Oral Answers to Questions — Employment – in the House of Commons at 12:00 am on 8 June 1964.
Mr Kenneth Lewis
, Rutland and Stamford
12:00,
8 June 1964
asked the Minister of Labour whether he will request the British Employers' Confederation and the Trades Union Congress, who are to conduct a joint investigation into unofficial trade disputes, to make the reports available to his Department.
Mr Joseph Godber
, Grantham
I am hoping to arrange to discuss their proposal with representatives of the British Employers' Confederation and the Trades Union Congress.
Mr Kenneth Lewis
, Rutland and Stamford
As this whole idea is an adaptation of my right hon. Friend's original idea to have a "fire brigade", one accepts that it is very good as far as it goes. Can my right hon. Friend tell us, however, when there is a possibility of the first action being taken by the joint committee which is being set up of the British Employers' Confederation and the Trades Union Congress?
Mr Joseph Godber
, Grantham
I am glad that my proposal stimulated the two sides to this suggestion, and I am anxious to talk to them about it before making any further comment. Within limits, it is a helpful
| NUMBERS OF PERSONS REGISTERED AS UNEMPLOYED AT THE EMPLOYMENT EXCHANGE AND YOUTH EMPLOYMENT OFFICE IN ABERDEEN AT THE UNDERMENTIONED DATES | ||||||||||
| Industry | 11th May, 1964 | 13th May, 1963 | ||||||||
| Aberdeen | Aberdeen | |||||||||
| Men | Boys | Women | Girls | Total | Men | Boys | Women | Girls | Total | |
| Agriculture and Horticul ture | 91 | 2 | 7 | — | 100 | 100 | 4 | 7 | — | 111 |
| Fishing | 102 | — | — | — | 102 | 180 | — | — | — | 180 |
| Bacon curing, Meat and Fish Products | 59 | 3 | 60 | 1 | 123 | 72 | 10 | 62 | 5 | 149 |
| Shipbuilding and Ship repairing | 49 | — | 2 | — | 51 | 204 | — | 2 | — | 206 |
| Spinning and Doubling of Cotton, Flax and Man-made Fibres | 19 | 1 | 34 | — | 54 | 20 | — | 30 | — | 50 |
| Bricks, Pottery, Glass, Cement, etc. | 32 | — | — | — | 32 | 67 | 2 | 2 | — | 71 |
| Timber | 55 | 2 | — | — | 57 | 69 | 2 | 2 | — | 73 |
| Construction | 237 | — | 3 | — | 240 | 305 | 3 | — | 1 | 309 |
| Sea Transport | 81 | 1 | — | — | 82 | 102 | 1 | — | — | 103 |
| Distributive Trades | 226 | 5 | 199 | 12 | 442 | 294 | 23 | 193 | 10 | 520 |
| Entertainment and Sport | 45 | — | 17 | — | 62 | 51 | — | 9 | — | 60 |
| Catering, Hotels, etc. | 65 | — | 49 | — | 114 | 93 | — | 55 | 1 | 149 |
| Private Domestic Service… | 5 | — | 23 | 1 | 29 | 8 | — | 37 | — | 45 |
| Local Government Service | 92 | — | 22 | — | 114 | 108 | — | 15 | — | 123 |
| Other Industries and Services | 539 | 5 | 338 | 10 | 892 | 796 | 14 | 339 | 11 | 1,160 |
| Total, all Industries and Services | 1,697 | 19 | 754 | 24 | 2,494 | 2,469 | 59 | 753 | 28 | 3,309 |
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