HC Deb 07 December 1938 vol 342 cc1194-5W
Captain Plugge

asked the Minister of Labour what is the present retail price of sugar in this country; and how this price compares with the approximate equivalent sterling retail price of sugar in France, Holland, Germany, etc., and the United States of America?

Mr. E. Brown

Particulars of the retail prices of sugar, so far as available, in the countries specified were given in reply to a question by the hon. Member for Hallam (Sir L. Smith) on 29th November. The sterling equivalents, in pence per lb., of the prices quoted in that reply, calculated on the basis of the rates of exchange reported at or near the dates to which the prices related, were approximately as shown below:

5,262 unemployed boys and girls; whether his Department is taking any steps, apart from transference schemes, to reduce the constant heavy degree of unemployment among juveniles in the city; and how many boys and girls have, during the last 12 months, been transferred to other places under schemes controlled by his Department?

Mr. Lennox-Boyd

Yes, Sir. The position has recently been the subject of special investigation by the Department, in conjunction with the local education authority, and certain measures designed to improve the employability of juveniles are now under consideration. During the 12 months ended the 30th November, 1938, 411 juveniles (407 boys and 4 girls) were transferred from Liverpool to other areas under official schemes.