§ 7. Sir H. Williamsasked the Minister of Labour the total number of persons who have been included on the Central Register; how many have been placed in employment; and how many now remain on the Register?
§ Mr. BevinThe number of persons enrolled on the Central Register at 30th September was 190,338. The number of persons placed through the Central Register is 9,001. On the last part of the Question, I would point out that the Central Register is not an employment finding agency; it is rather an inventory of the highly qualified personnel of the country, most of whom are already very busy. Placings made through the Register are generally transferences of people from work of lesser priority to work of greater priority. Accordingly, when persons are placed through the Central Register, their names are not removed from the Register.
§ Sir H. WilliamsHow many of those on the Register are gentlemen of skilled experience in engineering and science?