§ Sir HERBERT NIELDasked the Minister of Labour what is the total number of demobilised men out of employment for the reason that they are unable to obtain it; how many women are now in the employment of the Government doing clerical and other work which could be performed by discharged and partially disabled men; what reductions have been made during the past three months in the female staff of Government Departments; and what further reductions are in contemplation?
§ Mr. WARDLEOn the 18th July, the latest date for which figures are available, 360,792 ex-Service men including men discharged before the Armistice were claiming out-of-work donation. The other parts of the hon. Member's question should be addressed to the Secretary to the Treasury.