§ 2. Mr. GARDNERasked the Minister of Labour whether he has any records of the number of occasions during the last five years, ending on the nearest convenient date, on which Employment Exchanges have declined, in answer to employers' applications, to send employable children for possible employment on account of the unsuitability of the employment offered, or on account of poor working conditions prevailing where the work offered was carried on, or on account of low wage; and, if so, will he give the figures?
§ The MINISTER of LABOUR (Mr. Ernest Brown)No records are kept of the number of such cases.
§ 18. Mr. H. G. WILLIAMSasked the Minister of Labour whether his attention has been drawn to the report of the London Regional Advisory Council for 1935, in which attention was drawn to the facts that at the end of September last 9,300 vacancies were known to exist and that only 6,480 juveniles were then available, but that numbers in the 1341 eastern area were unable to take jobs elsewhere on account of the high cost of travelling; and whether he can state what action he proposes to take to deal with this difficulty?
§ Mr. BROWNI would refer my hon. Friend to the answer given on 26th March to the hon. Member for Finchley (Mr. Crowder) of which I am sending him a copy.