§ Colonel Ponsonbyasked the Minister of Labour whether he can state the number of girls between the ages of 14 and 21 unemployed on the 31st December last, or nearest date available; and what steps are being taken to train such girls for domestic service?
§ Mr. E. BrownAt the 12th December, 1938, the only date in that month for which figures are available, there were 85,639 young women and girls aged 14 and under 21 years on the registers of the Employment Exchanges in Great Britain. The Central Committee on Women's Training and Employment administer, on behalf of the Ministry of Labour, a scheme for training women and girls for domestic service.
§ Colonel Ponsonbyasked the Minister of Labour whether he can state the number of girls between the ages of 14 and 21 in 1936, 1937, and 1938, placed in domestic service through the Employment Exchanges?
§ Mr. E. BrownI regret that information is not available for the age group mentioned. The numbers of vacancies in private domestic service filled through the Employment Exchanges by girls aged 14 to 17 and women aged 18 and over are as follow:
Year. Women Age 18 and over. Girls Age 14–17 1936 … … 50,734 15,929 1937 … … 50,226 15,1671 1938 … … 42,704 14,021