§ 25. Mr. George Thomasasked the Minister of Labour the number of vacancies registered at the Cardiff employment exchange, and the number of these which are thought suitable for persons over 65 years of age.
§ The Minister of Labour (Mr. Robens)Last week at the employment exchange at Cardiff there were 1,557 outstanding vacancies of which it is thought that about 125 might be suitable for persons over 65 years of age.
§ Mr. ThomasIs the Minister aware that his first reply to a Question as Minister of Labour is a little encouraging, but only a little encouraging? Can he hold out any hope that the number of vacancies for these people is likely to be increased in view of Government policy?
§ Mr. RobensI shall probably be more encouraging as I get more experience.
§ 26. Mr. G. Thomasasked the Minister of Labour the number of persons over 65 years of age for whom employment is expected to be found in Cardiff during the next year.
§ Mr. RobensI do not know.
§ 27. Mr. G. Thomasasked the Minister of Labour the number of men and women, respectively, aged between 65 years of age and 70 years of age, who have been found employment by the Cardiff employment exchange offices during the past year.
§ Mr. RobensInformation of this nature is not specially recorded and to do so or to extract the details from existing documents would involve an undue expenditure of time which would not be justified.