§ Mr. Gallacherasked the Minister of Labour how many persons who have served or are serving, in the Polish Aimed Forces have been allowed to start work in Scotland during the last six months; at what trades were, or are they working and in what districts.
§ Mr. Ness EdwardsDuring the last six months one permit has been issued by my Department, to enable a member of the Polish Armed Forces to start work as a foreign correspondent with a firm of marine insurance brokers in Glasgow. In addition a number of Polish soldiers have been given leave by the Polish military authorities to be attached to firms or factories as student trainees. In military trainee cases, figures for which are not available, civilian labour permits are not required, but each case will be reviewed by the Departments concerned on the formation of the Polish Resettlement Corps.
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§ 87. Mr. Hector Hughesasked the Secretary of State for War if he has considered the resolutions, of which copies have been sent him, from the churches, the trades councils and other representative bodies in Scotland, calling for the withdrawal of the Polish soldiers from Scotland; and what, and when, steps will be taken to comply with this demand.
§ Mr. LawsonMy right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Scotland has brought these representations to my notice. As I have previously stated, we are required to accommodate a large number of Polish troops, and we are doing it as far as possible in existing camps. It would not be practicable to exclude Scotland from the arrangement entirely. But, under the new distribution, the total allocation to Scotland compares favourably with the allocation to other parts of Great Britain.