§ 35. Colonel Sir CHARLES YATEasked the Minister of Labour whether, considering that all but about £200,000 of the £4,214,357, the estimated cost of the Employment Exchange service, is in respect of the administration of unemployment insurance, he will now abolish the Employment Exchange service and place the latter under its proper designation of Unemployment Insurance service?
§ Sir M. BARLOWThe expressions "Employment Exchange service" and "Unemployment Insurance service" are nearly, but not quite, synonymous, and I am afraid I do not see how any economy or other advantage would be gained by abolishing the former expression.
§ Sir C. YATEWhat is the good of keeping up a Government Department like the Employment Exchanges when neither workmen nor employers ever think of going to them?
§ Sir M. BARLOWAs there are 1,300,000 people resorting to them every week, I should have thought there was a very good reason for keeping them up.