HC Deb 06 May 1948 vol 450 cc145-6W
Mr. A. Evans

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will instruct the Commissioner of Police to arrange for the moving on of large and noisy meetings from the streets to those parks and open spaces suitable for such meetings.

Mr. Ede

It is desirable that organisers of outdoor meetings should hold them in places where there is no risk of obstruction to traffic or of disturbance to residents, but the police are not justified in intervening unless a meeting gives rise,

Total numbers registered as unemployed. Number of registered disabled persons included in preceding column. Disabled persons unemployed for more than 3 months at December, 1947.
Males. Females. Males. Females. Males. Females.
Whitehaven employment exchange 199 85 118 7 81
Cleator Moor employment exchange 183 31 51 1 36
Millom employment exchange 26 7 17 5

The numbers of disabled who had been unemployed for more than 3 months are available only In respect of December, 1947.

The figures in the table exclude disabled men requiring employment under sheltered condition

or is likely to give rise, to a breach of the peace or causes obstruction.

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