HC Deb 07 March 1930 vol 236 cc839-40W
Mr. KELLY

asked the Minister of Labour the number of boys and girls placed in work in London from distressed areas since January, 1929?

the fact that the number of signing-on days for women at the Westhoughton Exchange was recently reduced, it is still one day more than is the case in any of the surrounding Exchanges; and whether she will again consider the matter, with a view to securing uniformity in this connection?

Miss BONDFIELD

As explained in the reply to the question which my hon. Friend put to me on 20th February, the normal requirement of the Regulations is daily attendance for unemployed workpeople residing less than two miles from a Local Office, and it is only pressure of work at individual Offices which renders departure from this practice necessary or desirable. At the Westhoughton Office there is no longer any such pressure as would, in my opinion, justify a further relaxation.