Middle-aged Persons

Part of Oral Answers to Questions — Employment – in the House of Commons at 12:00 am on 7 December 1964.

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Photo of Mr Raymond Gunter Mr Raymond Gunter , Southwark 12:00, 7 December 1964

Many of the men referred to in this question are not the sort of persons who would take to retraining. I think they have already built one career. What they are looking for—and this creates one of the greatest difficulties—is jobs with comparable rates of pay. It is very difficult to place them in industry if younger men are already in the channel of promotion. However, I can assure the House that I am deeply aware of the agony that this problem causes many people.