§ 28. Mr. BUCHANANasked the Minister of Labour if he has yet appointed a Committee to advise him on the question of juvenile unemployment in Scotland; if so, the names of the members; and, if not, when he will be in a position to do so?
§ Sir A. STEEL-MAITLANDThe appointment of members of the Scottish Advisory Council for Juvenile Employment is proceeding, and I hope before Easter to be in a position to announce the names of the members.
§ Mr. BUCHANANCan the right hon. Gentleman inform the House what channels he has consulted as to the appointment of these persons?
§ Sir A. STEEL-MAITLANDA large number of channels, and, I imagine, practically all those that are appropriate for this purpose.
§ Mr. BUCHANANIs the right hon. Gentleman aware that the only persons whom he has consulted in this matter are people concerned with his own party and not with anybody else?
NUMBER of INSURED PERSONS CLASSIFIED as belonging to the COAL MINING INDUSTRY recorded as unemployed at certain Employment Exchanges in Yorkshire. | ||||||||||
— | 21st Nov., 1927. | 19th Dec., 1927. | 23rd Jan., 1928. | 20th Feb., 1928. | ||||||
Wholly unemployed. | Temporarily stopped. | Wholly unemployed. | Temporarily stopped. | Wholly unemployed. | Temporarily stopped. | Wholly unemployed. | Temporarily stopped. | |||
Doncaster | … | … | 493 | — | 342 | 498 | 428 | 854 | 646 | 2,808 |
Wakefield | … | … | 129 | 918 | 183 | 323 | 283 | 432 | 272 | 1,060 |
Barnsley | … | … | 1,006 | 11 | 970 | 35 | 976 | 37 | 996 | 28 |
Rotherham | … | … | 303 | 85 | 342 | 767 | 291 | 1,254 | 322 | 1,631 |
Pontefract | … | … | 240 | 232 | 256 | 137 | 258 | 93 | 393 | 692 |