Lieutenant-Commander Clark Hutchisonasked the Minister of Labour whether, in view of the unpopularity of the schemes made under the Essential Work (Trawler Fishing) Order, 1943, and the administration and financial burdens imposed on the trawling industry, he will now take steps to terminate them.
§ Mr. IsaacsI am not yet in a position to announce the termination of schemes under the Essential Work (Trawler
Industry. Stoke on Trent Employment Exchange.* Burslem Emloyment Exhange. Hanley Employment Exchange. Longton Emplyment Exchange. Stoke on Trent Area. Building … … … … 15 20 12 9 56 Civil Engineering Construction … 14 14 17 22 67 Engineering, etc. … … … 75 138 41 75 329 Motor Vehicles, Cycles and Aircraft 60 35 29 118 242 Explosives … … … 18 28 12 21 8o† Pottery, Earthenware, etc … 48 45 24 25 142 Hotel, Boarding House, Restaurant, Club, Catering, etc. Service. 7 12 5 1 25 Goods Transport by Road … 4 7 9 6 26 Coal Mining … … … 19 53 20 41 133 Distributive Trades … … 36 29 19 4 88 National Government Service … 25 45 22 28 120 Local Government Service … 17 14 8 6 45 All Other Industries and Services 83 64 64 76 287 Ex-Service Personnel‡ … … 25 42 33 12 112 TOTAL … … 446 546 315 444 1,752† *Including Stoke on Trent Juvenile Employment Bureau. † Including one person on the register at Swynnerton Employment Exchange, not show separately. ‡These are ex-Service personnel who Have not yet been classified to a particular industy although they may have had some employment since release or discharge from the Force.