§ 30. Mr. S. O. Daviesasked the Minister of Labour, in view of the Control of Engagement Order, how many canvassers employed by football pools organisations were engaged through the employment exchanges.
§ Mr. Ness EdwardsThe information is not available. Exchanges would only offer such employment in the absence of suitable vacancies on essential work.
§ Mr. DaviesAre we to understand from that answer that the Ministry of Labour have no information as to the manner in which men and women are recruited to do their work as canvassers for these pools organisations; and is not the Ministry of Labour interested in the manner in which labour of this kind is being used in this country?
§ Mr. Ness EdwardsI am afraid that my hon. Friend has come to the wrong conclusion. A large number of people who are employed by the pools are completely outside the Control of Engagement Order, so that naturally the Ministry cannot keep track of them.
§ 32. Mr. S. O. Daviesasked the Minister of Labour how many male and female football pools canvassers are now employed in England, Scotland and Wales by Littlewoods and Bonds Pools, Vernon Pools and Screen Pools, respectively.
§ Mr. Ness EdwardsThe information desired by my hon. Friend is not available.
§ Mr. DaviesIn view of the unsatisfactory nature of that reply, and in order to give the Ministry of Labour some information which they ought already to possess, I beg to give notice that I shall try to raise this question on the Adjournment.