HC Deb 26 May 1936 vol 312 cc1846-7W
Mr. N. MACLEAN

asked the Minister of Labour whether he will state the reasons why he will not give to unemployed persons in Govan and Glasgow the advantages which are given to the unemployed in other areas by Leaflet E.D.L. 29, 1935, which deals with the payment of travelling and removal expenses?

Lieut.-Colonel MUIRHEAD

The areas to which the facilities set forth in the leaflet E.D.L. 29 apply are mainly those dependent on coal mining and certain other basic industries which have suffered from a prolonged period of depression. These facilities have not been extended to large cities such as Glasgow, where, although unemployment is severe, there is a variety of industries affording numerous opportunities of employment.