HC Deb 06 March 1929 vol 226 cc396-8W
Mr. MARDY JONES

asked the Minister of Labour what is the total number of boys who have beer entered in each of the Government instructional centres in South Wales since their inception; and how many of these boys have, so far, been placed in employment from each of these centres, indicating, if possible, the principal trades in which jobs for them have been found?

Mr. BETTERTON

The following table shows the number of boys who have attended the Juvenile Unemployment Centres in South Wales, and number of boys transferred to employment in other

Juvenile Unemployment Centre. Date on which Centre was opened. Total number of boys who have attended at any time. Number of boys transferred to employment in other districts since February, 1928.
Aberdare … … 19.12.1927 895 143
Abertillery … … 2.1.1928 530 108
Amruanford … … 13.2.1928 721 53
Bargoed … … 20.2.1928 600 138
Blaina … … 19.12.1927 472 78
Caerphilly … … 1.10.1928 295 34
Cardiff … … 1.4.1926† 5,308* 47
Ebbw Vale … … 19.12.1927 664 34
Ferndale … … 19.12.1927 656 74
Maesteg … … 20.2.1928 665 58
Merthyr Tydfil … … 19.12.1927 442 45
Neath … … 4.6.1928 417 58
Pontypool … … 19.12.1927 775 72
Pontypridd … … 19.12.1927 720 71
Port Talbot … … 19.12.1927 1,014 95
Risca … … 7.1.1929 125 3
Swansea … … 1.4.1926† 3,953 21
Touypandy … … 19.12.1927 1,071 166
Totals … … 19,323 1,298
* Includes Girls.
† Information prior to this date not available.

Among the occupations in which trans-erred boys have been placed are:

Agriculture.—General farming; pig and poultry hands.

Clerical.—Builders' merchants; nurserymen; printing and publishing; West End departmental stores; drawing office.

Manufacturing and General Industry.—Bakery and confectionery; building trades (learners to carpentry, bricklaying, plumbing, etc.); cabinet making; camera making; coach-building; dyeing and cleaning; engineering, including general (fitters' and turners' apprentices), electrical (small and large work), gas and oil engines, hot water and motor engineering, moulding apprentices; factory work, including biscuit making, hosiery, fibre-mat making and mantle making; foundry work; flour-milling; fur trade; furniture making; gas fitting; garage hands; glass making; gramophone making; laundry; linoleum manufacture; dental instruments and supplies; optical and surgical instrument making; paper-making; piano manufacture; printing;

districts (up to and including 23rd February, 1929).

saw-milling; upholstery; and wheel-wrighting.

Distributive Trades.—Boot stores assistants; butcher's round and shop; grocer's assistants; outfitter's assistant; grocer's round and shop; departmental stores (junior salesmen); warehousemen and porters.

Club, Restaurant and Hotel and Private Service.—Canteen workers; commis-waiters; garage boys; house boys; hall porters; kitchen boys; lift attendants; learner chefs; waiters (in training); pastry-cook; pages; pantry and scullery boys; gardener, etc.

Miscellaneous.—Assistants for laboratory work; nursery and gardeners' boys; kennel boys; photography (film developing); hair-dressing; and training for Mercantile Marine.

I am sending the hon. Member a copy of a Memorandum recently issued by my Department in regard to the arrangements for the transfer of boys from the depressed mining areas.