§ 4. Mr. Peter Freemanasked the Minister of Labour how many girls have been admitted to this country as nurses, and how many as domestic workers, from Austria since the scheme was announced in 1946; what is the average length of time between the date of application and the date of admission to this country; whether he is aware that the delay in some cases has been over eight months and the work for which they were wanted has entirely changed; and whether he will take steps to accelerate the arrangements.
§ Mr. Ness EdwardsUp to the end of May last, 1,774 permits had been issued in respect of Austrian women for domestic work in private households, hospitals, schools and other institutions and four for nursing employment. I have no knowledge of the number who have actually arrived, nor of the average interval between application and arrival. There is now little delay in issuing permits in approved cases.