§ 52. Mr. Thornton-Kemsleyasked the Minister of Labour if he is aware that hotels and boarding-houses in the northeast of Scotland are experiencing great difficulty in obtaining adequate domestic help; and whether any decision has yet been reached as to whether foreigners are to be permitted to come to this country to take up domestic employment in catering establishments of this kind.
§ Mr. Ness EdwardsI am aware of the difficulty in finding additional domestic staff for hotels and boarding houses but 81W it is not possible at present to supply foreign workers for the purpose. The needs of such essential industries as textiles, clothing and agriculture and those of hospitals and private households suffering serious hardship must first be more nearly met. Polish women already in this country can, however, take this work.