Major NALLasked the Minister of Labour how many disabled ex-service men, who have completed a course of training under the training scheme, are awaiting employment in Manchester and Lancashire, showing the number of men by trades?
Sir M. BARLOWThere are 113 ex-service men who have completed a course of training awaiting employment in Manchester and Lancashire, divided among the various trades as follows:
Of these, however, 95 are still retained in Instructional Factories, their training having been extended beyond the normal period, and every effort is being made to find suitable employment for 208W the remainder, who have already received considerable extensions to the period of their training.
Manchester; Tailoring 11 French Polishing 2 Upholstery 3 Cabinet Making 10 Joinery 4 Wood Machinists 4 Vehicle Report 15 Printing 1 Dental Mechanics 9 Total 59 Rest of Lancashire: Tailoring 2 Cabinet Making 9 Plumbing 3 Joinery 8 Painting and Decorating 3 Vehicle Report 13 Grocery 10 Dental Mechanics 6 Total 54