§ 9. Lieut.-Colonel Sir Thomas Mooreasked the Minister of Labour how many girls have been directed from Scotland to England and from England to Scotland in connection with the war effort?
§ Mr. BevinThe number of women transferred from Scotland to employment in England after registration under the Registration for Employment Order and the National Service Acts was 3,385 up to 17th March, 1943, from i6th May, 1942, on which date my Department started to maintain records in this connection. In the same period 57 women were transferred from England to Scotland.
§ Sir T. MooreIn view of the strong feeling among mothers, does not the Minister think that some exchange could be made, even though a comparatively small number of Englishwomen have been sent to Scotland, so that our Scottish mothers can be relieved in their minds?
§ Mr. BevinThe people we sent to Scotland went with certain firms. They 1209 were specially skilled and specially trained. Otherwise, we have sent no people from England to Scotland, although we get a constant influx of Scotsmen into England.