Mr. Temple Morrisasked the Minister of Labour the areas in which women workers are especially needed; whether male unemployed are first given a preference; and whether it is the intention of his Department to arrange a policy of transfer and, if so, on what lines?
§ Mr. E. BrownI am not at present in a position to specify any areas in which there are demands for woman labour beyond the supply likely to be available within daily travelling distance. The question of special transfer arrangements will be dealt with when the need arises. My hon. Friend will appreciate that there are many classes of work which are customarily performed by women, but where this is not the case it is the general policy to submit male unemployed workers so far as they are available and suitable for the particular vacancy.