Mr. G. MAC DONALDasked the Minister of Labour the number of local education authorities throughout the country that are co-operating with the Ministry along the lines of finding occupation for juveniles, giving separate figures for Lancashire?
Mr. HUDSONUnder the scheme for providing junior instruction centres for unemployed juveniles, 77 local education authorities are co-operating throughout the country (including England, Wales and Scotland) in providing 156 centres and classes at which the average daily attendance is about 19,750. There are 27 centres conducted by 15 local education
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Vacancies filled by Employment Exchanges* in Great Britain. Period. Men. Boys. Women. Girls. Total. 1932. 4weeks ended 21st March … … 78,305 12,124 32,965 11,679 135,073 5weeks ended 25th April … … 91,209 15,466 38,330 16,378 161,383 4 weeks ended 23rd May … … 73,366 10,924 32,774 10,870 127,934 * Including the Juvenile Employment Bureaux of the Local Education Authorities concerned. authorities in Lancashire. At the present time there are 108 local education authorities in England and Wales which exercise powers in regard to choice of employment under Section 107 of the Education Act, 1921, and assist juveniles to obtain employment through their juvenile employment bureaux. Of these 19 are in Lancashire. As the hon. Member will no doubt be aware, the arrangements for giving advice and assistance to juveniles in choice of employment, whether the work is conducted by the Ministry itself or by the local education authority, are based on close co-operation in all areas.