§ Mr. Emrys Hughesasked the Minister of Labour if he will give an assurance that, in the recent appointment of an attendant at the Miners' Hostel, Dalmellington, consideration was given to the applications of partially disabled men on the unemployed register; and why one of them was not appointed.
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§ Mr. IsaacsThis hostel is managed by the National Service Hostels Corporation, Limited, and I am not responsible for the staffing of their junior grades. In this particular case, I am informed that a disabled man submitted himself for the vacant post, but was not appointed as he failed to return as requested for interview. A non-disabled man was appointed but remained only five days, when the position was filled by a disabled man submitted by the local employment exchange.