§ 48. Major Beamishasked the Minister of Labour how many European volunteer workers who have arrived in this country under his Department's scheme for the employment of at least 100,000 displaced persons in industry by the end of this year have come from Italy; and what is the total number that he intends to bring from Italy.
§ Mr. Ness EdwardsThis scheme is confined at present to Germany and Austria and does not extend to Italy.
§ Mr. Granville Sharpasked the Minister of Labour what progress has been made 231W in finding accommodation in the West Riding of Yorkshire for European voluntary workers; how many such workers he estimates will be available within the next three months; and what is the provisional allocation of these as between different industries and occupations.
§ Mr. Ness EdwardsAccommodation has been provided for approximately 1,000 European volunteer workers at a holding camp at Full Sutton, near York, from which workers can be moved to employment in any part of Yorkshire. For accommodation in employment areas, reliance must largely be placed upon accommodation in lodgings and vacancies in existing hostels. A certain amount of special accommodation has, however, been provided in the West Riding of Yorkshire for European volunteer workers for work in agriculture. I am afraid that I cannot forecast the number of European volunteer workers likely to be available within the next three months in total and for specific industries.
§ Major Beamishasked the Minister of Labour whether he is aware that many schools are short of domestic help; and
Industry Men aged 18 and under 65 years. Women aged 18 and under 60 years. Total Building … … 140 — 140 Civil Engineering Construction … … 93 — 93 Engineering, etc. … … 399 68 467 Construction and Repair of Motor Vehicles, Cycles and Aircraft … … 186 17 203 Exposives … … 187 9 196 Pottery, Earthenware, etc. … … 424 370 794 Coalmining … … 78 — 78 Distributive Trades … … 123 36 159 National Government Service (excluding National Fire Service) … … 240 31 271 Local Government Service … … 75 10 85 All other Industries and Services … … 707 189 896 Persons not classified by industry … … 409 9 418 Tota … … 3,061 739 3,800