§ Mr. R. Gibsonasked the Minister of Labour whether he is now in a position to inform the House of the various areas from which labour was recruited for tunnelling work in the Orkneys; which of the men so recruited were transferred to the Orkneys by his Department; and whether he has any statement to make on the subject?
§ Mr. E. BrownI can speak with certainty only of workpeople obtained through the Employment Exchange service. From the beginning of September, 1938, to date workpeople have been so engaged from the following areas:638W
Kirkwall … 15 Wick … 12 Thurso … 2 Nuneaton … 13 Swadlincote … 6 Atherstone … 4 Bedworth … 3 Ashby-de-la-Zouch … 16 As regards the last part of the question, I would refer the hon. Member to the full statement which I made last Thursday in reply to a question put by my hon. Friend the Member for Lough-borough (Mr. Kimball).