§ Captain Crowderasked the Minister of Labour the present quota of Class B releases allotted to each industry and essential service; and the number of men and women who have been released up to date in each case.
§ Mr. Isaacs, in pursance of his reply [OFFICIAL REPORT, 12th February, 1946, Vol. 419, c. 71 supplied the following statement-
The table below gives details of the numbers reported as released in Class B up to 15th January, 1946, the latest date for which figures are at present available.
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MEN. Industries. No. reported Industries. as released at 15th Jan. Building and Civil Engineering 60,130 Industries ancillary to building and civil engineering 5.599 Agriculture 1,529 Underground coalmining 3.936 Cotton 1,124 Wool 962 Food 2.495 Railway services 1,674 Gas 255 Draughtsmen 220 Electricity 109 Printing 106 Railway wagons 55 Pottery 281 78,475 Essential Services. School teachers 6,820 Students (including theological students) 2.757 Candidates for Colonial and similar services 97 Candidates for Palestine Police Force 150 University teachers 103 Regular Police 7.425 17.352 Miscellaneous 617 Unclassified* 3,001 Total 99.445
WOMEN industries No. reported Industries. as released at 15th Jan. Wool textile 493 Laundries 221 Clothing 335 335 Boots and shoes 215 Cigarettes 95 Textile finishing 70 Flax 27 Jute 32 1,611 Essential Services. Hospital Cooks 22 Telegraph and telephone 112 134 Miscellaneous 148 Unclassified* 80 Total 1,973 Individual' Specialists (Men and Women) 5,862 Cumulative Total 107,280 *It has not yet been possible for the Service Departments to analyse these releases in order to set them against particular occupations.