§ Mr. Wilsonasked the Minister of Labour the number of applications to the Sheffield Appointments' Board which have been made by persons whom the branch considers to be of administrative, managerial, professional or technical qualifications and ability, and whose remuneration would normally be in excess of £420 per year; how many such persons have approached the Board and have secured appointments; and in how many cases has the Department passed the cases on and no employment so far been found?
§ Mr. BevinThe average number of persons on the register of the Sheffield appointments office has been 258, and the number on the register at 31st January was 207, of whom 23 were unemployed, the remainder being persons who were seeking alternative employment. The total number placed in employment from the register during the period from March, 1942, when the register was set up, to 31st January, 1943, was 269. As regard the last part of the Question, I assume that my hon. Friend is referring to arrangements recently put into operation by which persons enrolled on the register who are subject to the Registration for Employment Order are referred to the appropriate local office for treatment in the ordinary way under the Order, if the appointments office is unable to place them in employment within a reasonable period. The number of such persons referred to local offices by the appointments office up to 31st January was 52. I should add that their names are also retained on the register of the appointments office.