HC Deb 20 March 1941 vol 370 c302W
Mr. Maxton

asked the Minister of Labour whether he will set up a special register for small shopkeepers, commercial travellers, and others having experience in the distributive trades, and not hitherto within the scope of unemployment insurance, but now liable to be displaced by war causes and economic readjustments, with a view to placing them in positions where their special knowledge can be best used?

Mr. Bevin

The Employment Exchange service is available for use by all persons seeking employment whether or not they have been insured under the Unemployment Insurance Acts. Account would be taken of any special capacity for war requirements possessed by the persons whom the hon. Member has in mind; there is no need to set up a special register for this purpose.