§ 70. Mr. KENNEDYasked the Secretary for Scotland if he is aware that 95 per cent, of the enumerators employed in connection with the forthcoming Census on 17th April in the burgh of Kirkcaldy are persons who are in full-time employment; and if he will state the ground upon which the local registrar in this case and in other districts in Scotland refused to employ the efficient enumerators, including unemployed ex-service men, recommended for the work by the local employment exchange authorities?
§ The LORD ADVOCATE (Mr. Morison)The answer to the first part of the question is in the negative. My right hon. Friend is informed that a considerably lower proportion of these enumerators are persons in full-time employment. My right hon. Friend is also informed that the local registrar has in no case refused the services of efficient enumerators recommended by the local Labour Exchange. He is not aware of any ground for the suggestion that there has been in any district a reluctance to employ suitable persons who have been recommended by Labour Exchanges.
§ Mr. KENNEDYIs the answer based on any evidence secured from the Labour Exchange authorities?
§ Mr. MORISONWe have not been able to get accurate information on that subject. If my hon. Friend wishes to have further information, perhaps he will put down another question.