§ 35. Mr. Chapmanasked the Minister of Labour if he will give the number of vacancies for men now known to his Department within daily travel of Birmingham and a rough analysis of the total figure by industries.
§ Mr. Iain MacleodThe latest available figures are for mid-October. Within daily travelling distance of Birmingham there were 8,500 vacancies outstanding for men at the employment exchanges. These vacancies included 2,700 in the engineering and allied industries, 1,600 in railways and road transport, 900 in building and contracting, and 800 in national and local government service. The remaining vacancies were spread in smaller numbers over a wide variety of industries.