HC Deb 17 December 1942 vol 385 c2046
5. Mr. Graham White

asked the Minister of Labour whether men, surplus to the Dock Scheme in operation on Merseyside and elsewhere, on the day of the count are included in the monthly unemployment returns?

Mr. Bevin

So far as such men, though not actually at work, remain in the employment of, and are in receipt of remuneration from an employer, as is the case with the majority, they are not included in the returns as unemployed.

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