Mr. T. MORRISasked the Minister of Labour the number of men between 60 and 65 who are unemployed at the present time; and whether these secure a fair share of chances of work at Employment Exchanges?
Mr. STANLEYThe monthly returns, from which the statistics of the numbers of unemployed persons on the registers of Employment Exchanges are compiled, do not distinguish persons of 60–64 years from those of other ages, but it is estimated that of the 1,820,758 men on the registers in Great Britain at 28th January, 1935, between 140,000 and 150,000 were aged 60–64. In selecting the best qualified applicants to fill vacncies notified to the Employment Exchanges, full consideration is given to men between the ages786W mentioned for vacancies for which they are suitable, subject to any limits of age stipulated by employers.