§ 19. Mr. G. Thomasasked the Minister of Labour the number of persons employed at the Appointments Office, Cardiff; the number of persons registered as seeking suitable employment through the medium of the Appointments Office, Cardiff; and the number of people who have been found employment by the Cardiff Appointments Office during the past three months.
§ Mr. IsaacsAs the answer contains a number of figures, I will, with permission, circulate it in the OFFICIAL REPORT.
§ Mr. ThomasIs my right hon. Friend aware that according to the Question on the Order Paper, I require only three lots of figures?
§ Mr. IsaacsMy hon. Friend may want only three lots of figures, but to give him a full answer necessitates eight sets of figures.
§ Following is the answer:
| CARDIFF APPOINTMENTS OFFICE. | |||
| — | Appointments Register. | Nursing Appointments Register. | |
| No. of persons employed* | 54 | 6 | |
| Full-time. | Part-time. | ||
| Applicants registered at March, 1948: | |||
| In work | 491 | 38 | — |
| Unemployed | 324 | 41 | 18 |
| Applicants placed in employment, 3 months ended March, 1948 | 112 | 127 | 14 |
| A substantial proportion of the Appointments Office staff are engaged on the administration of the Further Education and Training and Business Schemes and on other duties. | |||
| * In addition there are nine cleaners, messengers and telephone operators. |