§ 32. Mr. Mott-Radclyffeasked the Minister of Labour what proportion of displaced persons at present in this country have been unemployed for a period exceeding two months, since 1st January. 1948.
§ Mr. IsaacsI regret that this information is not available, but I am satisfied that the proportion unemployed for a period exceeding two months is very small indeed.
§ Mr. Mott-RadclyffeIf I send the right hon. Gentleman details, will he look into the cases of 30, displaced persons who have been unemployed for well over three months, although many of them are anxious to work on neighbouring farms and many local farmers are anxious to have them?
§ Mr. IsaacsI should certainly like to see such information, but I had no guide in the Question that such a point was at issue. I can say that we know of 600 cases of misfits, of people who do not fit in very well, who have been unemployed for over two months. The percentage of unemployed amongst these people generally is considerably under 1 per cent