HC Deb 09 July 1946 vol 425 c56W
112. Captain Crowder

asked the Minister of Labour if he will take steps to make more labour available to retailers so as to enable them to restore delivery services in order to ease the burden of the housewives.

Mr. Isaacs

In the present circumstances of manpower shortage I could not take special steps to divert for this purpose labour required for productive work, but retailers, like other employers, are free to engage such labour as they can attract.

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