84. Major ASTORasked the Minister of Labour how many disabled ex-service nurses have completed courses of training; and what percentage have obtained employment, in the occupations in which they have been trained?
§ Sir M. BARLOWBetween 1st January, 1920, and 31st December, 1922, 173 disabled nurses completed courses of training. I am glad to say that, in spite of the difficulty of providing employment even for women who have no war disability, 64 per cent. are employed in the occupation for which they were trained. Of the rest, 11 per cent. are at present unemployed owing to ill health, 4 per cent. have married since they completed their training, and 21 per cent. are unemployed or their position is unknown. The last figure includes a number of women who completed their training at the end of December and did not secure employment immediately.