Women

HC Deb 14 February 1946 vol 419 cc532-3

73. Major Legge-Bourke

asked the Minister of Labour how many women released under Class B are now in the employment for which they were released.

Mr. Isaacs

The number of women released from the Services in Class B up to mid-January was 2,120. I understand that the great majority of these women have taken up the employment for which they were released except for those who are still taking their 21 days release leave.

Major Legge-Bourke

Is not the Minister aware that laundries complain that these women are unobtainable, and in view of the growing tendency to wash so much dirty linen in public by the other side of the House—

Mr. Speaker

I have called the next Question.