Miss Rathboneasked the Minister of Labour whether, in view of the inadequate use now being made of the Supplementary Register, he will give further publicity to the scope of this register, and will publish in the OFFICIAL REPORT the addresses of the various branches of the register and the number of applicants and vacancies registered, and of vacancies filled through the register, distinguishing between male and female applicants in fillings?
§ Mr. Bevin,pursuant to his reply [OFFICIAL REPORT, 6th March, Columns 991 and 992, Volume 369] supplied the following statement:—
The offices at which the Supplementary Register is kept are—
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London—Ministry of Labour and National Service, 4, Great Marl-borough Street, London. W.I.
Cambridge—Divisional Office, Sidney Sussex College, Sidney Street, Cambridge.
Oxford—Employment Exchange, Floyd's Row, St. Aldate's Street, Oxford.
Southampton—Employment Exchange, Millbrook Road, Southampton.
Bristol—Employment Exchange, 20, Nelson Street, Bristol, 1.
Birmingham—6th Floor, Prudential Buildings, St. Phillips Place, Birmingham, 3.
Notingham—Divisional Office, 5, Cavendish Crescent South, The Park, Nottingham.
Leeds—Divisional Office, Coronet House, Queen Street, Leeds, 1.
Liverpool—Employment Exchange, Leece Street, Liverpool, 1.
Manchester—Employment Exchange, 109, Princess Street, Manchester.
Newcastle - on - Tyne—Divisional Office, 28, Great North Road, Newcastle-on-Tyne, 2.
Aberdeen—Employment Exchange, 49, Market Street, Aberdeen.
Edinburgh—Employment Exchange, 174, Lauriston Place, Edinburgh, 3.
Glasgow—Employment Exchange, 103, Waterloo Street, Glasgow, C.2.
Cardiff—Divisional Office, Dominions House, Queen Street, Cardiff.
On 8th February, 1941, there were 10,320 men and 3,205 women registered. Of these, about 4,500 men and 1,900 women were unemployed. The rest were employed but in search of alternative work. During the preceding four weeks, 388 vacancies for men and 143 for women had been filled from this Register, bringing the total of vacancies so filled since December, 1939, to 3,069 for men and 1,260 for women.