Mr. Temple Morrisasked the Minister of Labour to what extent, in his endeavours to find work for those on the unemployment register, he has encountered difficulties in suggesting the transference of such labour to places where work is available?
§ Mr. E. BrownThe policy of the Government in planning the production necessary for the war effort is, so far as strategic and technical considerations permit, to place the work in areas where there is available labour, thus reducing to the minimum the need for transfer of labour. When transference is necessary to meet shortages of labour, difficulties are sometimes experienced of which the chief is finding accommodation, but machinery has been set up to co-ordinate the efforts of Government Departments to overcome difficulties of housing.