HC Deb 12 April 1951 vol 486 c100W
Mrs. Braddock

asked the Minister of Labour how many colonial and other coloured persons are signing on as unemployed; and what steps his Department are taking to assist them to obtain suitable employment.

Mr. Bevan

No separate records are kept of the number of colonial and other coloured persons who are registered as unemployed. The normal machinery of the employment exchange service is available to help them to find suitable employment.

Mrs. Braddock

asked the Minister of Labour how many coloured seamen have been removed from the shipping pool of seamen; and what steps his Department is taking to obtain alternative employment for these men.

Mr. Bevan

I am informed that 94 coloured seamen were recently removed from the unestablished register on 7th March because there seemed no reasonable prospect of their obtaining further employment afloat. Thirty-four are now in work ashore.