HC Deb 08 August 1940 vol 364 cc440-1W
Mr. Batey

asked the Minister of Labour how many persons have been put into work in the county of Durham as a result of the committee appointed for this purpose?

Mr. Bevin

A number of panels have been set up to review the register of unemployed in various industries and the result of these reviews up to 3rd August in the county of Durham has been to place 502 persons into work. General panels to review workers who have been unemployed for a month or more, and whose cases cannot be brought to a conclusion by the special industry panels, are now beginning to operate, but it is too early to report results of their work.