§ 1. Mr. Ellis Smithasked the Minister of Labour the total numbers signing at the Longton and Stoke employment exchanges, respectively; and what are the prospects in this area for employment.
§ The Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Labour and National Service (Mr. Robert Carr)On 16th July, 272 persons were registered as wholly unemployed and 707 as temporarily stopped at the Longton Employment Exchange; the figures at the Stoke Employment Exchange were 304 and 252, respectively. Within the daily travel area there are 2,200 notified vacancies for men, and 700 for women.
§ Mr. Ellis SmithWhilst thanking the Minister for that reply, may I ask whether he will use his influence with his local officers to ensure that the men and women who are signing on will be invited to take employment as soon as possible? It is a terrible thing to sign on when other people are in full employment.
§ Mr. CarrWe will certainly keep the position in this area closely under review because we are aware of the difficulties.